Philip A. Hart Visitor Center
Sleeping Bear Dunes · Empire, MI
The main visitor center for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire, offering exhibits and trip planning resources.
Website
www.nps.gov/slbe/Phone
(231) 326-4700If you like this, try these
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