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Sea Caves of Apostle Islands National Park

SuperiorTrails: Scenic Travel on the Lake Superior Circle Tour.

Superiortrails.com is your Travel Guide to interesting places to see and things to do . . . including Scenic Drives, Hiking, Waterfalls, Camping, Campgrounds, State & National Parks, wilderness Areas and other recreational attractions.

We're glad you dropped in. SuperiorTrails is #1 website for scenic travel and outdoor recreation around Lake Superior. Our guide covers the travel regions (three states and one Canadian province) around Lake Superior encompassed by the Lake Superior Circle Tour.

The surge in interest in camping and RVing are filling up campgrounds earlier than usual. So time to start making reservations.

Campground Directory - Best around Lake Superior
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Camping Around Lake Superior


 



More Things to Do and See around Lake Superior

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Pictured Rocks National Park

As veteran Superior Circle Tour travelers, we share here with you our travel notes and pictures on exploring, hiking, waterfall discovery, camping and all season (including winter) recreation along Lake Superior's Scenic Roads & Byways. We cover cities, quaint seaside villages, and scenic and recreational attractions along the Minnesota North Shore, Ontario's North and East Shore, and the South Lake Superior Shore of the Michigan Upper Peninsula, and Wisconsin.


Even More Things to Do and See around Lake Superior

Do you enjoy hiking?

One favorite of those who drive the Circle Tour is Duluth, Minnesota and its Canal Park Lakefront. Duluth's Lakewalk trail is a favorite of hikers, walkers, and bikers. Traveling north of Duluth along the Minnesota North Shore offers one of the nations top hiking trails, the Superior Hiking Trail. Over in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is another top rated hiking trail system: Porcupine Mountains Park. Wisconsin's Bayfield Peninsula is home to the Apostle Islands Lakeshore Park and Madeline Island, with its historic village of LaPointe, is another popular destination. Get some healthful exercise walking around this historic town or drive out to Big Bay State Park for their network of hiking trails.

Travel and RVing in Canada.

The Ontario portion of the Lake Superior travel route takes you through the remnants of a mountain range that once were higher than the Rockies, but still offer dramatic views of Lake Superior. Ontario Provincial Parks offer modern campgrounds with some great hiking trails, impressive waterfalls, and picturesque scenery.

Whether you take the whole Circle Tour route or just visit a particular region around Lake Superior, we think you'll enjoy the experience.

See our Superior Travel & Events page of upcoming events and more ideas of interesting things to see and do while traveling around Lake Superior.

Planning Your Road Trip
The Lake Superior Circle Tour Scenic Drives

The regular pages of Superior Trails profile the regions around the lake in more depth, including lots of pictures to better appreciate what each area has to offer. Simply click on the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan UP, or Ontario links in the left hand column for a detailed directory to that regions attractions.

Lake Superior Travel Planner

A second part of web site is our Lake Superior Travel & Trip Planner. It is essentially a condensced version of the regular site that includes maps, mileage data, and some of our recommended stops and highlights around the lake.

Traveling the Lake Superior Circle Route by Motorcycle. While these pages and our Travel Planner are suitable for all means of motor travel, those planning a motorcycle tour can use our Travel Planner & our Website to identify desireable stops and stays and then enter them in the the "Plan My Ride" map service at Ride Lake Superior website to generate your customized map.

Lake Superior Circle Route - Camping Directory

Directory to our pages on camping, hiking trails and public campgrounds found while touring around Lake Superior, organized by state and province.

lake superior beach rocksAgate Hunting Rock Picking on Lake Superior's Beaches

rock picking beach - little girls pointEnjoy rock collecting or rock hunting? Lake Superior offers a number of agate beaches with both Lake Superior Agates and numerous other beach stones that can be polished into gemstones.

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Learn how to tell the difference between agates and other attractive beach stones, including identifying agate-wanna bees . . . beach rocks that look like agates.

Agate collections on saleLake Superior Agate & Rock Hound Festival
Had a great time at this event - see our pictures, story, and a video.

Rock Tumbling & Polishing Agates
Special care is needed to ensure you don't fracture your prized Lake Superior Agate.

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Best Agate Hunting & Rock Picking Beaches
A new series with pictures and maps to our favorite agate hunting and rock hound beaches around Lake Superior.

 

Ontario Canoe Trips - Wilderness Camping & Canoeing
Wabakimi Wilderness Park - Trip Directory

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Maps, pictures, trip reports from our canoe excursions into Wabakimi Park, Ontario's largest and most remote wilderness canoeing and fly-in fishing park.

 

Got particular Lake Superior Circle Route Question?
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Best Camping along Lake Superior.

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See our Directory of our favorite Upper Peninsula Scenic and Recreation areas.Upper Peninsula Porcupine Mountains


Walking along Canal Park Drive Don't miss experiencing Duluth's Canal Park, Shopping and Entertainment District.

Enger Park Tower Duluth MN
Duluth's Enger Park Tower provides a panaramic view of the city of Duluth.

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See our reviews on Best Hiking and Camping Guides around Lake Superior.


Brockaway Mountain Fall Color By Ziming Zheng
Brockway Mountain
Fall Color, Copper Harbor

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Canal Park Brewery Beer Garden Enjoying lake breezes and views at the Duluth Canal Park Brewery Beer Garden - Canal Park.

Bayfield Apostle Islands Sea Caves
See photos from our recent Apostle Islands
Sea Caves
cruise.

Canal Park Brewery Beer Garden Enjoying lake breezes and views at the Duluth Canal Park Brewery Beer Garden - Canal Park.

Devils Island Lighthouse Apostle Islands
See the lighthouses on an Apostle Islands Cruise.

Travel Information

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Lake Superior Circle Tour Road Map & Guide to Travel Attractions around Lake Superior.




How to recognize Lake Superior Agates and Beach Rocks.Lake Superior Agate?


Best Lake Superior Agate Beaches

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Understanding and Finding Agates
See Our Reviews of the best guides to Lake Superior Agates and Beach Rocks.

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See Duluth's Rose Garden at Leif Erickson Park.

Grandpa Tony's madeline island and Most popular Madeline Island AttractionsSee our guide to interesting and fun things to see and do on Madeline Island.


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See Duluth's Rose Garden at Leif Erickson Park.

Golf Courses Around Lake Superior
See our
Reviews of golf courses around Lake Superior.