North Country National Scenic Trail
Come to the North Country. Trek the hills and valleys. Stand on the shores of lakes & streams from glaciers 10,000 years before. Clear-flowing water, red/gold of autumn, a fairyland of snow, open prairies, and distant horizons paint the land. Historic sites along the way tell how America settled and grew as a nation. From North Dakota to Vermont, adventure is never far away.
Alerts
- InformationNPS ↗Trail Alerts
Trail closures are reported to the North Country Trail Association. Go to their Trail Alerts page for the latest information.
Fees & passes
Free. No entrance fee here.
No fees are charged for hiking on the trail but fees may be required for parking, camping, or entrance at various sections along the trail. Before your visit you should check with the local land manager regarding possible fees and registration requirements. No America the Beautiful interagency passes are available in Lowell, MI.
Hours
| Trail Hours | Daily · All Day |
No campgrounds, no webcams, no things to do or events in Park Service data. What is here comes from the official page. The rest lives there.
Checked nightly. Modules appear as soon as the Park Service publishes the data.
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Map
Interactive map by the National Park Service
Public land nearby
Distances are approximate. Wilderness Atlas publishes a center point and an acreage for each area rather than a boundary, so each area is treated here as a circle of the same size and the figure is the gap to that circle.
Forest Service trails nearby
These trails are outside the park on National Forest land, within 15 miles of North Country. Each one opens on Trailhead Atlas.
Distance is measured from the park's reference point to the nearer end of the trail.
Guidebooks for Michigan's national parks and Michigan
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- Explorer's Guide 50 Hikes on and Around the North Country Trail - Michigan and WisconsinThomas Funke, 2016Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject.
Reference
Activities
Activity guides for this park Birdwatching in the national parks · Camping in the national parks · Hiking in the national parks · Horseback riding in the national parks · Skiing in the national parks · Wildlife watching in the national parks
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Questions people ask
Does North Country charge an entrance fee?
No. North Country is free to enter.
Source: National Park Service
Is North Country open year-round?
Yes. The grounds are open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Source: National Park Service
Is anything closed at North Country right now?
1 active alert as of October 14, 2026: Trail Alerts.
Source: Alerts
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- Fee-free entrance days that apply here and each published hours exception, as all-day events.
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