Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
National Forest Scenic Byway 32 mi in Michigan.
About the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
Located along the shore of Lake Superior on the Hiawatha's Sault Ste. Marie Ranger District, the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway offers many opportunities for visitors to connect with the natural beauty and cultural history of this impressive Great Lake!
Drive these paved 2-lane roads to experience historic sites and several scenic views along Lake Superior's shore.
To get to the shore, travel south from Sault Ste. Marie along the Mackinac Trail (H-63). Follow 6 mile Road west to Brimley State Park, where Lake Shore Drive begins its course along the bay. Traveling along scenic Lake Shore Drive, through areas of northern hardwoods, conifers and wetlands, you encounter not only picturesque views but sites of historic interest.
There are many waysides along the byway, some of which include the opportunity to experience the majesty of Lake Superior's shoreline. Develop a sense of this place: explore the waysides to immerse yourself in the area's scenery and history.
A visit to Point Iroquois Lighthouse allows you the chance to interact with staff while experiencing this scenic, historic site! Tour the visitor center exhibits, climb the tower, or explore the boardwalk
US Forest Service's own description, in its words. Byway page on fs.usda.gov.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 0 · 0.9 mi offBrimley · State park · reservable
- Mile 2 · on the roadSunrise RV Park at Bay Mills · Tribal · 124 sites · reservable
- Mile 4 · on the roadRiverView Park & Campground · Tribal · reservable
- Mile 8 · 0.8 mi offMonocle Lake · Forest Service · 42 sites · reservable
- Mile 15 · on the roadBay View Campground · Forest Service
- Mile 15 · 0.7 mi offBay View (Hiawatha National Forest, MI) · Forest Service · 24 sites · reservable
- Mile 29 · 4.8 mi offTahquamenon Falls – Rivermouth Pines Semi-Modern/Rustic · State park · reservable
- Mile 29 · 5.0 mi offTahquamenon Falls – Rivermouth 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.