North Shore Scenic Drive

All-American Road 148 mi in Minnesota.

Find camping along it Drive to one end Byway page on America's Byways

About the North Shore Scenic Drive

This byway follows the majestic shoreline of Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake. Experience some of the most spectacular scenery in the country. The drive provides access to eight state parks, and the Superior National Forest and offers unlimited opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in all seasons.

Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.

Designations: All-American Road, Minnesota State Scenic Byway, National Forest Scenic Byway.

Camping along the byway

on the roadJudge C. R. Magney State Park · State park · 27 sites · reservable
on the roadBurlington Bay Campground · City, county or regional park · 148 sites · reservable
on the roadTemperance River State Park · State park · 52 sites · reservable
on the roadBlack Beach Municipal Campground · City, county or regional park · 49 sites · reservable
on the roadSplit Rock Lighthouse State Park · State park · 46 sites · reservable
on the roadTettegouche State Park · State park · 28 sites · reservable
on the roadGrand Marais Municipal Campground · City, county or regional park · 296 sites
on the roadCascade River State Park · State park · 40 sites · reservable
on the roadGooseberry Falls State Park · State park · 69 sites · reservable
on the roadGrand Portage Lodge & Casino RV Park · Tribal · 29 sites · reservable
2.5 mi offEckbeck Campground and Day-Use Area · State forest · 31 sites
3.5 mi offGeorge H. Crosby Manitou State Park · State park · 20 sites · reservable
4.5 mi offFinland Campground and Day-Use Area · State forest · 39 sites · reservable

Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, nearest the road first (this stretch is in several separate pieces); each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.

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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.