---
id: "13828"
name: Copper Country Trail
distance: "47"
duration: Take 60 minutes to drive the byway one-way or two to four days to see the entire byway.
description: Pure copper! In Michigan's northern wilderness you will find the legacy of a mining boom that produced over ten billion pounds of copper that assisted a nation’s growth. Today, the story of the Copper Country is told in the historic downtowns, mine shafthouses, and through the history of the people.
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organization:
  - url: https://coppercountrytrail.org/
    name: Copper Country Trail
websites:
  - url: https://www.michigan.org/article/road-trip/stops-historic-road-trip-through-keweenaw-peninsula
    name: Michigan Travel Guide
attractions:
  - url: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/huron
    name: Huron National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: https://www.visitkeweenaw.com/things-to-do/museums-history/copper-country-trail-national-byway/
    name: Keweenaw
  - url: https://www.nps.gov/kewe/index.htm
    name: Keweenaw National Historic Park
designations:
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Michigan State Scenic Byway
states:
  - MI
ll:
  - -88.574007
  - 47.123637
bounds:
  - - -88.59974699999992
    - 47.123637
  - - -87.84120899999999
    - 47.468739000000085

---

Pure copper! In Michigan's northern wilderness you will find the legacy of a mining boom that produced over ten billion pounds of copper that assisted a nation’s growth. Today, the story of the Copper Country is told in the historic downtowns, mine shafthouses, and through the history of the people.