Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
U.S. National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.
Attractions near Skandia Township
The nearest draw to Skandia Township: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, 27 mi away
Each year, some 934K people go to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. No place to visit is mapped inside Skandia Township; 4 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a national lakeshore and a national forest. Mount Arvon is worth a day, 55 mi from the centre.
Attractions nearby
7
within 60 miles
The big one
27 mi
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
National park units
1
parks & monuments
National Lakeshore · 27 mi east
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
U.S. National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Places on the map
At 28 mi, Hiawatha National Forest is the farthest one out.
Orange: Skandia Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Best known first
Each of the 7 is 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 Skandia Township → · Skandia Township’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
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