Manistee National Forest in 1938. Congress designated the Nordhouse Dunes as a wilderness in 1987. Two parking lots are located at Lake Michigan Recreation Area on the wilderness's northern edge and Nurnberg Road at its southeastern corner. While the wilderness nominally enjoys free admission, vehicles using the parking lots are required to have a vehicle pass displayed on the windshield. Both parking lots are located relatively close to U.S. Highway 31, the primary road serving the Lake Michigan shoreline north of Ludington. External links Huron-Manistee National Forests - Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area Huron-Manistee National Forests Facebook References Jim DuFresne, The Complete Guide to Michigan Sand Dunes (Ann Arbor, Mich: University of Michigan Press, 2005), pp85–91. Huron-Manistee National Forests Protected areas of Mason County, Michigan Wilderness areas of Michigan Protected areas established in 1987 Lake Michigan Dunes of Michigan Landforms of Mason County, Michigan