directions: Detroit airport to Traverse City, Michigan

The Cherry Capital Airport (TVC) in Traverse City (30 miles from the Lakeshore) has daily connections to Detroit, Chicago, and Minneapolis with seasonal connections to Cincinnati, Dallas, and New York City. To get to the Visitor Center, turn right at M-72 and drive about 100 yards and you will see the Visitor Center on your left.įrom the north (Michigan's Upper Peninsula), take I-75 to Grayling and follow M-72 to Traverse City or take US-31 south to Traverse City, then go west on M-72 to the Village of Empire. You will be about 0.5 miles north of the Platte River Campground and 9.5 miles south of Empire. Or you may go about 4.3 miles past Beulah to Deadstream Road (CR 708) in Honor. To get to the Visitor Center, turn right at M-72 and drive about 100 yards and you will see the Visitor Center on your left. Another 10 miles north on M-22 will bring you to Empire. Turn right and drive 1 mile to the Platte River Campground. Proceed 3.3 miles and turn left on County Road 706. If you follow US-31 north of Manistee, you can either take M-115 to Frankfort where you can take M-22 to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as described above, or you can continue north on US-31 to Beulah. Another 10 miles north will bring you to Empire where the Visitor Center is located. If you follow M-22, stay on it through Frankfort, and in about 10 miles, you will come to the Platte River Campground. You can follow either US-31 or M-22 from north of Manistee. You may also get to Empire from the south via US-31 to Ludington and then north to Manistee. You will see the Visitor Center as you enter Empire on your right. You can travel to the park by car, plane or bus.įrom the south (Detroit or Chicago areas) - Take US-31, US-131, US-27 to M-115 & M-37, I-75 and M-72 North to Traverse City, then west on M-72 to the Village of Empire. Several park maps are available to download. The closest city is Traverse City, 25 miles to the east.

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is located in Northwestern Lower Michigan along the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan.

Directions: Detroit airport to Traverse City, Michigan