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I have searched past posts but not much is listed about the Porcupines. We are headed there in a few days and was looking for a few hikes or things to do or see while there. With all the trails and it being a large park we need a bit of help. We are staying at Presque Isle Campground, and we only have two days at the park. We looking for hikes that are not too hard or long please.
Thanks for your help!!
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TubaPete
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We love the Porcupines and stay at Presque Isle. Just a word of warning so you are prepared, you are aware there is NO electricity in the park, not just the campsites?
There are a lot of trials, you can probably get a map when you check in. Avoid the trail that runs from the campground up along Lake Superior. Most of the others are pretty good. We sometimes drive back the park road to some of the trail heads. It is a wilderness park so activities are somewhat limited to hiking the trails, looking for agates, or visiting historical spots in the park.
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bid_time
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Never heard of Presque Isle campgroung but Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park has electricity. The escarpment trail there is one of the best hikes in the U.S.
Lots of waterfalls in the area also.
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jim isham
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Here's a link to the trails in the park. Looks like there's quite a few.
Porcupine State Park Trails
If you click on 'Unit/Backcountry Camping Map', you'll see a map of the park which shows a lot of the trails.
I camped at Presque Isle about 16 years ago and enjoyed it.
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TubaPete
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bid_time wrote:Never heard of Presque Isle campground but Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park has electricity. . .
Union Bay has electricity, Presque Isle unit doesn't. It's clear at the other end of the park. Something like 17 miles to the west.
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rexlion
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I really enjoyed hiking along the Presque Isle River (west unit). You can hike upstream along one bank, then cross at the bridge (the road) and hike back down the other side. Coming back you can go all the way to the Superior shore and cut across at the beach, or if you're getting tired you can take a footbridge that's a ways before that (just a bit north of where you started, IIRC). You aren't gaining or losing much elevation, it's pretty easy hiking.
The Lake of the Clouds overlook, in the eastern part, is a pretty nice view. A lot of the hikes there have some bigger elevation changes, though. Fortunately one can drive very close to the overlook.
I've yet to hike any of the trail that goes along Superior's shore in the park. Tuba, why do you say to avoid it? I'd like more info about that.
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TubaPete
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rexlion wrote:
I've yet to hike any of the trail that goes along Superior's shore in the park. Tuba, why do you say to avoid it? I'd like more info about that.
We once started one of the trails at the Presque Isle campground and headed east along the lake. It started out real nice through some virgin woods. But then we came to the first creek. You had to go down about 50' at about a 30 degree angle. The climb back up the other side looked even more daunting. I think the OP was looking for trails that weren't too difficult.
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