Copper Country Trail
National Scenic Byway 49 mi in Michigan.
About the Copper Country Trail
Pure copper! In Michigan's northern wilderness you will find the legacy of a mining boom that produced over ten billion pounds of copper that assisted a nation’s growth. Today, the story of the Copper Country is told in the historic downtowns, mine shafthouses, and through the history of the people.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, Michigan Heritage Route.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 1 · on the roadHoughton RV Park · City, county or regional park · 25 sites
- Mile 1 · 0.7 mi offHancock Recreation Area Campground · City, county or regional park · 72 sites · reservable
- Mile 11 · 3.3 mi offLake Linden Village Campground · City, county or regional park · 33 sites · reservable
- Mile 48 · on the roadFort Wilkins – East & West Campground · State park · reservable
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.