Can you reserve a site at Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness - Nurnberg Trailhead?

No. Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness - Nurnberg Trailhead is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness - Nurnberg Trailhead

Facility · Michigan ·

Managed by the USDA Forest Service

Manistee National Forest (NF) · Open Access

615 ft
Elevation

Nurnberg Trailhead is one of two primary points of access to the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area. This popular trailhead offers a 24-vehicle parking lot, picnic sites, a newly installed automated fee collection station, interpretive signage, and invasive species shoe cleaning stations. This trailhead is not lit.

This trailhead offers access to a Nationally Designated Wilderness Area, please familiarize yourself with the enforced regulations and restrictions for use while recreating in this year. Leave No Trace and reduction of invasive species efforts are encouraged to ensure this area for future generations.

NOTE: Lake Michigan Recreation Area site trailhead offers 60 parking spaces and additional amenities to day use visitors.

Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area (pdf)

Getting there

From Manistee -

Travel south on US-31 for 7 miles.
Turn right and travel west on W. Forest Trail Rd. for 2.5 miles.
Turn left and travel south on Quarterline Rd. for 1.5 miles.
Turn right and travel west on Nurnberg Rd. for 6.5 miles.

44.08749, -86.44468 · 44°5'14.9"N 86°26'40.8"W

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Typical weather

Typically 80°F in Jul, down to 30°F in Jan.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High °F	30	33	42	55	67	76	80	78	72	59	46	35
Low °F	19	19	25	35	45	54	59	59	52	42	33	24
Precip in	2.2	1.6	2.2	3.4	3.3	3.8	3.3	3.3	3.3	4.1	3.2	2.7

1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 11.4 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.

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Common questions about Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness - Nurnberg Trailhead

Can you reserve a site at Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness - Nurnberg Trailhead?: No. Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness - Nurnberg Trailhead is not reservable through Recreation.gov, so sites are first-come, first-served or booked elsewhere.

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Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-02-25.

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