Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Located in Empire, MI TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Perched dunes along the Lake Michigan shoreline... (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore encompasses a 60 km (35 mi.) stretch of Lake Michigan's eastern coastline, as well as North and South Manitou Islands. The park was established primarily ...