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Mainland Bayfield Sea Caves, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Apostle Islands Travel Directory
- Apostle Islands Travel
- Apostle Islands Cruise
- Raspberry Island Lighthouse
- Meyers Beach Sea Cave Hiking Trail
- Apostle Islands Links
- Madeline Island
- Madeline Island Historical Museum
- Big Bay State Park
- Cornucopia, Wisconsin
- Winter Bayfield Ice Caves
Bayfield - Main Directory Page
Bayfield Camping
There are many ways to see the Sea Caves of the Apostle Islands National Park. During the spring, summer, and fall you can hike to the Sea Caves along the Lakeshore Hiking Trail. or Kayak from the Meyers Beach landing in the National Park. You can also do a Sea Caves Tour from Cornucopia by boat or kayak. And from Bayfield there are several tours offered by the Apostle Islands Cruise Service.
In the wintertime, when the ice is safe, the most popular means of seeing the ice caves, up close and personal, is to hike to the Apostle Islands-Bayfield Winter Ice and Sea Caves from the Meyers Beach Landing. We've been lucky to catch the Ice Caves on two occasions when the ice was safe enough to cross. Unfortunately these occasions are getting rarer.
In the summer of 2016 we chartered cruise with Captain Mike Garnich of Good Earth Outfitters from Cornucopia, Wisconsin to see both the mainland Bayfield Sea Caves and the Sea Caves of Devils Island. To follow are photos from this cruise.
We've taken and enjoyed other Apostle Island's cruises (Apostle Island's Grand Tour and Raspberry Island Lighthouse Tour) on larger (65 feet) cruise ships, but one thing we appreciated about Captain Mike's ship, and how he conducts his tours, is he can get within a few feet of many of the cave walls plus more easily customize the tour around the interests of his passengers because there is generally fewer than eight people on a given cruise (on ours there were only four of us).
Aerial photo of Sea Caves location
Here's an aerial view from Google Maps of the Sea Caves and the Meyers Beach Landing popular with kayakers paddling out to the caves. This is also the trail head for the Sea Caves hiking trail.
More pages on the Apostle Islands and the Sea Caves
Raspberry Island Cruise and Lighthouse Tour
Bayfield Sea Caves Hiking Trail
Grand Boat Tour of Apostle Islands
Go here for Devil's Island Sea Caves Video
Winter Bayfield Sea & Ice Caves, Page One
Things to see and do in Bayfield, WI - events, festivals, special attractions.
Bayfield Apple Festival - Northern Wisconsin's oldest and most popular fall festival.
Cornucopia Wisconsin - quaint seaside village west of Myers Beach.
- An interesting article and slide show on the Apostle Islands by Katie Thurmes
SuperiorTrails.com - Reinhold Development - 2023
Bayfield Holiday Events & Activities
Duluth Holiday Events and Fun.
Winter - Michigan UP
Winter - Wisconsin Winter - Minnesota
Winter - Sault Ste Marie.
See our guide to interesting and fun things to see and do on Madeline Island.
See photos from our recent Apostle Islands
Sea Caves cruise.
Apostle Islands Sea Caves Hiking Trail is about a 3.5 mile round trip from Meyers Beach to the Bayfield Sea Caves
Lake Superior Travel Directories
Minnesota Travel
Wisconsin Travel
Upper Peninsula
Ontario Travel
Apostle Islands Raspberry Island Lighthouse Cruise & Tour
Things to see and do on Madeline Island
Orchard Touring
Take a scenic drive of
farms and orchards in the Bayfield area.
Hotel, Motel Lodging
Ashland, Superior, Ironwood, Wisconsin South Shore