North Shore Scenic Drive Points of Interest

From its starting point in Duluth, Minnesota, all the way north and east to Grand Portage, the North Shore Scenic Drive is a voyage through some of America’s most unspoiled lands. The path you take is a paved line between rugged boreal forests and the water’s edge, a route that offers breathtaking views and endless opportunities to enjoy nature, historic sites and attractions and more. The North Shore Scenic Drive/All-American Road hugs the water’s edge for 154 miles as it winds along this inland coast.

Here are the locations of some of the interesting places along the North Shore and their distance from Duluth. After Two Harbors the mileages match the mile posts.

Mileposts

Lester River	5.1
McQuade Access	10.5
French River	12.1
Bluebird Landing	13.8
Stoney Point	15.0
Knife River	20.0
Two Harbors	24.0
Flood Bay Wayside Rest	27.5
Silver Cliff	31.2
Castle Danger	36.7
Gooseberry Falls State Park	39.0
Iona’s Beach Scientific and Natural Area and Twin Points Wayside	42.0
Split Rock River	43.2
Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site and State Park	46.0
Beaver Bay	50.0
Silver Bay Marina	53.7
Superior National Forest Byway	54.0
Palisade Head	56.0
Tettegouche State Park	58.5
Illgen City/MN Highway 1	60.2
Caribou River	71.3
Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center	73.3
Taconite Harbor	77.0
Temperance River State Park	80.4
Tofte Ranger Station	82.4
Sawbill Trail	83.4
Onion River Road	87.4
Ski Hill Road/Lutsen Resort	90.1
Lutsen	91.6
Caribou Trail	92.5
Cascade River State Park	99.8
Cutface Creek Wayside	104.6
Grand Marais	109.6
Gunflint Trail	110.0
Devil's Track River	114.0
Paradise Beach	116.0
Kadunce River Wayside	118.7
Judge CR Magney State Park	124.0
Hovland/Arrowhead Trail	128.5
Horseshoe Bay	130.1
Grand Portage	145.0
Mount Josephine Wayside	146.8
Grand Portage State Park	150.8
Pigeon River/ Canada	151.0

For more information visit the National Scenic Byways Program website.

Road Conditions

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