Miner's Beach, Shingleton

Gorgeous beach. Kayaking company was happily sending people on their journey to Pictured Rocks. Sand is like powdered sugar, which is great for a short walk, but a long walk... Two parking lots. If you take the walk from the smaller one it comes right out by Elliot Falls.

Quite an excellent beach. We visited here twice during our 5 days in the area. First time was just checking it out while stopping at Miners Falls & Castle. We walked the length of the beach all the way to Elliot Falls. Compared to other beaches we'd been to in the UP, the sand here is very loose and fine and, therefore, not so easy to walk in. So much so that, by the time we made it to Elliot Falls, we decided to walk back along the North Country Trail perched on the short bluff just above the beach (side note: Google Maps seems to have the location of the NCT a few hundred feet too close to the parking lot & road in this area, but you can see a pretty obvious sand trail much closer to the beach when you look at satellite view). A handful of tables also located between the parking lot and the beach, if you wish to have a picnic in the shade. The 2nd time we visited was explicitly for the kids to play in the sand and swim (a little, because, in case you're unaware, Superior is cold, even in the summer). We had fun with that, though the black flies were a bit of a nuisance. Bring bug spray!

This is my favorite beach in Michigan. You can't beat swimming with Pictured Rocks as your backdrop and walking along the shoreline with smooth colorful rocks on the waters edge to look through. I love that this beach is dog-friendly and we were able to have a beach day with our pup there. There is no cell service which honestly was great. We didn't even read the books we brought... we were too busy just relaxing and taking in the beauty.

Miners Beach is a wonderful place to relax and unwind. Enjoy a picnic or walk through the jack pine forest or have some fun-in-the-sun swimming in Lake Superior! See our full review at YouTube: Mancl Adventures: Best Things To Do at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Very nice beach with great views, next to the parking lot.