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North Bar Lake & Beach – Sleeping Bear Dunes in Empire

North Bar Lake and Lake Michigan from the top of the dune

North Bar Lake & Beach – Sleeping Bear Dunes

1030 N Bar Lake Rd, Empire MI 49630
Beach Lake Swimming Sand Dunes

North Bar Lake and Beach sits in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore just north of Empire, Michigan.

This small inland lake drains into Lake Michigan and is famous for being shallow, sandy, and warmer than the big lake, so swimmers love it.

The little channel separating North Bar Lake from Lake Michigan is the real people magnet, though, because you get the best of both worlds.

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