Go See It
Sand Hills Lighthouse: Go See It
1919 brick lighthouse on Lake Superior west of Eagle River, dark since 1954, privately owned and closed to visitors.
The facts
- Drive
- 2 hr 28 min from Marquette
- Cost
- No admission
- Season
- No visitor season
- Hours
- Private property
More detail
- From Marquette
- 124 mi via US-41 N
- Cost
- Not open to the public.
- Season
- Lighthousefriends reports the owner closed it for a multi-year restoration after buying it in 2019; no reopening date found.
- Hours
- No public hours, tours or grounds access found in any current source.
- From the Bridge
- 5 hr 3 min (287 mi) via M-28 W and US-41 N
1919 brick lighthouse on Lake Superior west of Eagle River, dark since 1954, privately owned and closed to visitors.
Before you go
- Do not enter the grounds. the UP Travel listing says no visitors are allowed.
- The inn's former website is a parked domain as of Oct. 5, 2026.
Sources
- Lighthousefriends.com - Sand Hills Lighthouse, Michigan Read October 5, 2026
- U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - Sand Hills Lighthouse Read October 5, 2026
- GoDaddy parked page - sandhillslighthouseinn.com Read October 5, 2026
- Wikipedia - Sand Hills Light Read October 5, 2026
- Google Maps - Google Maps directions, Marquette to Sand Hills Light Read October 5, 2026
- Google Maps - Google Maps directions, Mackinac Bridge to Sand Hills Light Read October 5, 2026
Verified October 5, 2026