Benzie & Sleeping Bear · Small town
Glen Arbor
Your base for northern Sleeping Bear Dunes: a small town between Lake Michigan and Glen Lake, about 4 miles from the Dune Climb by trail.
Inn · Benzie & Sleeping Bear
The Sylvan Inn
On Western Avenue in the village of Glen Arbor
The Sylvan Inn is a restored inn built in 1885 on Western Avenue in Glen Arbor. Pure Michigan describes it as a historic landmark.
The inn has 14 guest rooms furnished with antiques, each with a private bath. Breakfast is served every morning, and the inn hosts room blocks for weddings.
Glen Arbor’s restaurants, galleries, shops and tasting rooms are within walking distance. The Glen Lake Chamber of Commerce notes that guests can ride the 26-mile Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail from the door, and it points guests to the Dune Climb, the Glen Lakes and the old village of Glen Haven in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Location
Where The Sylvan Inn is
1 place on an OpenStreetMap map
Approximate location. The host shares the exact address when you book.
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National park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Dunes, high bluffs, beaches, inland lakes and two islands along 65 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline in Benzie and Leelanau counties.
Trail
Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail
A mostly paved trail of about 22 miles through Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, linking Empire, the Dune Climb, Glen Haven, Glen Arbor and Port Oneida.
Attraction
The Dune Climb
A steep, open sand dune on M-109 in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, with a picnic area at its base and a hard trail over the dunes to Lake Michigan.