Au Sable Light Station
A white brick lighthouse built in 1874 on the shipwreck-prone Au Sable Point. Along the walk you can see wreckage on the beach.
Au Sable Light was built in 1874 and stands about 26 meters tall to warn of the dangerous shoals off Au Sable Point, where many ships have run aground. From the Lower Au Sable Lake campground parking lot, it is about 2.4 km on foot along the shoreline. Along the way you can see the wooden keels of several 19th-century shipwrecks on the sand, most visible when water levels are low. In summer the park offers a paid tour that takes you up the tower, including the lantern room and the keeper's quarters.
Opening hours
Trails open all day; tower tours in summer only
Nearby sights
- Log Slide Overlook
- Grand Sable Dunes & Sable Falls
- Twelvemile Beach
- Chapel Rock
- Chapel Falls
- Mosquito Beach & Mosquito Falls
- Miners Falls
- Miners Castle & Miners Beach