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Porcupine Mountains Visitor Center
Porcupine Mountains Visitor Center
- The visitor center will be closed during road construction May 15 - Aug. 15.
- The ski chalet will serve as the visitor center during this time. Backcountry, yurt, tiny house, rustic cabin, group & outpost camp guests should check in at the ski chalet. Staff will also be available to sell Recreation Passports and answer visitor questions.
- Interpretive programming will take place throughout the park. Please check the calendar.
906-885-5275
May 15 - Oct. 14: Open daily 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. (Eastern)
Oct. 15 - May 14: Closed for the season
The Porcupine Mountains Visitor Center, located in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, introduces visitors to the rich wilderness heritage of this 60,000-acre park. Set alongside the largest old-growth hardwood-hemlock forest in the Great Lakes region, the center features exhibits and programs that tell the story of Michigan's rugged Upper Peninsula.
The center has a 100-seat auditorium and an exhibit hall featuring natural communities of the mountains and native wildlife species including fisher, goshawk, gray wolf, porcupine, peregrine falcon, bear and beaver. The exhibit hall also displays the history of the Porcupine Mountains from prehistoric copper miners to the lumber camps of the early 1900s.
Be sure to check out our newsletter, the Porcupine Mountains Visitor.