High Bluff Dunes Nature Sanctuary

Benzie County / 32 Acres

Activities
  • No Hunting
Preserve Map

Protected, owned and managed by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy.

Due to its location on a private road, GTRLC cannot provide unlimited public access to this nature sanctuary. Visitors are required to call GTRLC at (231) 929-7911 for permission each time they visit and display a Conservancy-issued day pass on their vehicle dashboard while parked at the property.

This sanctuary features open dune, coastal moraine bluff and boreal forest habitats, which together represent a high-quality example of a perched Great Lakes dune system. The critical dune habitat at this nature sanctuary supports a diverse array of endemic plant and animal species found only in Great Lakes coastal dune systems. The property is home to dune thistle (a state and federally-threatened species) and provides important habitat for the state-threatened Lake Huron locust.