Hayes Tower (FR 4503) in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Harrisville Ranger District

20 mi from Mio

Maps 969 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 8.1–9 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · within 30 days · Then leave the forest for 2 weeks

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Difficult

2.7 of this road’s 8.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 2.7 miles of dirt.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
The Poplar Lake shoreline is 0.8 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 35–58°F, 3.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

Hayes Tower (FR 4503) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access