Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
U.S. National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.
Attractions near Palmer
From Palmer, 35 mi to Mount Arvon
All of it lies outside: 3 places within 40 miles, none inside Palmer. The commonest are 2 museums and a mountain. For a full day, there is Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, 46 mi away.
Attractions nearby
7
within 60 miles
The big one
46 mi
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
National park units
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parks & monuments
National Lakeshore · 46 mi east
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
U.S. National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Where things are
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the northwest.
Orange: Palmer. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Place after place
Its 7 places all lie within 60 miles.
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7Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Palmer → · Palmer’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: National Park Service, Public domain · Mount Arvon: Yinan Chen, Public Domain · Stannard Rock Light: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hiawatha National Forest: © 2004 Matthew Trump, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakenenland: Skvader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · IXL Historical Museum: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0
Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
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