Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
U.S. National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.
Attractions near West Branch Township
The nearest draw to West Branch Township: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, 32 mi away
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore draws about 934K visitors a year. All of it lies outside: 5 places within 40 miles, none inside West Branch Township. The mix takes in 3 museums, a national lakeshore and a national forest. A day out reaches Mount Arvon, 49 mi away.
Attractions nearby
8
within 60 miles
The big one
32 mi
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
National park units
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parks & monuments
National Lakeshore · 32 mi east
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
U.S. National Lakeshore on Lake Superior.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Finding your way
Out at 35 mi is Hiawatha National Forest, the farthest.
Orange: West Branch Township. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
8 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
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5Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum
Former mine, now a museum in Ishpeming, Michigan, USA.
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7K. I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum
Military aviation museum in K.I. Sawyer, Michigan.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in West Branch Township → · West Branch 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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