Top Things to do in Upper Peninsula
Top Hotels in Upper Peninsula
- 1. Best Western Sault Ste. Marie
- 2. Best Western Harbour Pointe Lakefront
- 3. Island House Hotel
- 4. Mission Point Resort
- 5. Grand Hotel
- 6. Holiday Inn Express Munising-Lakeview, an IHG Hotel
- 7. Holiday Inn Express Houghton-Keweenaw
- 8. Sunset Lodge Escanaba
- 9. Inn on Mackinac
- 10. Bicycle Street Inn & Suites and Waterfront Collection
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Things to do in Upper Peninsula, Upper Peninsula: The Best Mountains
Discover the best top things to do in Upper Peninsula, United States including Sugarloaf Mountain, Silver Mountain, Hogback Mountain, Summit Peak, Mount Arvon.
Restaurants in Upper Peninsula
1. Sugarloaf Mountain
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 536 reviews
Reviewed By MissNeedles - West Union, United States
Great hike, take the difficult path as it is less sets of wood steps, which are hard on knees.Views+
2. Silver Mountain
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By dawns0820
The stairs are closed now but you can hike the well marked trail up to the summit. It's a bit of a climb but not to hard of a hike. I actually think the trail is better than the stairs anyway. Some of the rocks were slippery under our feet. You can see the river below from one point and a few tree covered valleys. The views are definately worth the hike. Dogs are allowed. We went on a Wednesday and had the entire place to ourselves.
3. Hogback Mountain
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By akate22 - Minneapolis, United States
Hiked this in Aug 2020 with my dog. I was a little confused at some reviews saying to start in the parking lot on the right side (going up), instead I started in the parking lot on the left side. Had a hard time finding which trail to go, it's actually the trail head for Harlow Lake back out front and just off the main road down from the front parking area. The Hogback trail veers off to the left. There were two marks on the trail, blue dashes on the trees and grey square trail marking. I was thrown off by the grey squares thought I was on the wrong trail. Some of the trail is a little hard to follow but just look for blue dashes on the trees. Be aware the last 1/4 miles is mostly up rocks. Thankfully my dog was a rockstar scaling the rocks, smaller dogs may have a tough time. Be sure to go all the way up, you'll know you're there when you have a 360 degree view If it's warm bring extra water, I used more than I thought I would and it was only 70.
4. Summit Peak
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 107 reviews
This overlook at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park offers a scenic view.
Reviewed By LisaMNUSA
A short walk with some stairs leads to a beautiful view, mountains and fall colors. climbing some more stairs to the observation tower, you can see far away and lake superior on a clear day. The trail is short, you can take a rest as often as you like. The view worths the effort.
5. Mount Arvon
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By tammyrF9895JR
Everyone else has done a good job in describing what it takes to get to the summit, and the maps to get there available online were most helpful. I'll add just a few succinct comments; 1) From downtown L'Anse the summit of Arvon is approx 30 miles. The first 16 miles (from downtown to the church) is paved, good quality road. The last (approx) 14 miles is gravel/dirt road. The last 10 miles of that 14 is poorer quality road...watch for holes and/or rocks protruding from the road (they would be the biggest threat to tires and low clearance vehicles). At about the 9.5 mile mark of the dirt road segment you will come upon the trailhead for the hike up to and around the summit. A half a mile more from the hiking trailhead will be the cleared area to park your car, and then it's a 30 yard easy walk up to the summit. Well marked when you get to this point. 2) Concur with everyone's description of road conditions. We went up in mid-October, after a day of rain and snow in the area. Anything less than dry road conditions and I would not recommend a passenger sedan. However, a small SUV (CR-V, RAV 4, etc. with AWD) and larger, especially with mud and snow tires, will handle the road fine, just go slow. If snow is on the ground...wait until Spring. If you slide off the road or get stuck, it's a long walk back to the nearest house. 3) The blue diamond Mt Arvon signs which have been placed all along the route starting at the church are most helpful and reassuring that you are on the right road. The only thing to make them better would be if they would have the distance to go to the summit on each sign. Even in mid-October with a little snow on the ground the leaves still had much color on them and the entire trip had magnificent scenery. Definitely worth the drive, just go slow and cautious.
