Cracklin Road (FR 3999) in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Harrisville Ranger District

13 mi from Mio

Maps 868 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · within 30 days · Then leave the forest for 2 weeks

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Rough

0.3 of this road’s 2.3 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.3 miles of dirt.
Near Au Sable Highbanks Overlook.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Au Sable River runs 0.1 mi off.

Dispersed and primitive tent camping within the Forests is allowed almost anywhere, unless otherwise posted closed and/or 'No Camping.' Dispersed camping is NOT allowed within 200 feet of a river, lake, stream, or other body of water.
Camping rules

October normals 36–58°F, 3.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Cracklin Road (FR 3999) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access