Parks

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, located at the northern tip of Wisconsin's Bayfield Peninsula, features 21 stunning islands, a scenic 12-mile shoreline along Lake Superior, and is located within the ancestral homeland of the Ojibwe people. Established in 1970, the park showcases picturesque sea caves, sandy beaches, and the largest collection of lighthouses in the National Park system.

Map showing location of park.

Photograph of lakeside sandstone cliffs with treelined shoreline and the top of a white lighthouse visible in the background.

Tourism to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Contributes $44.4 Million to Local Economy

2024-09-16

A new National Park Service report shows that 247,167 visitors to Apostle Islands in 2023 spent $44.4 million dollars in communities near the park. That spending supported 608 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $55.7 million dollars.

A group of people in National Park Service uniforms stand in front of a lighthouse as they walk along a path on a tour.

National Park Service Director Chuck Sams Highlights Great American Outdoors Act Projects and Tribal Co-Stewardship During Trip to National Parks in Minnesota and Wisconsin

2024-08-26

National Park Service Director Chuck Sams today finished a multi-day trip to Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin where he met with Tribal nations, reviewed large-scale infrastructure repair and improvement projects funded by the landmark Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), and celebrated the NPS birthday with park staff and visitors on August 25.