FR 2200 — Bear's Den Overlook — Kenton in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 2200 — Bear's Den Overlook — Kenton in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Kenton Ranger District
19 mi from L'Anse
Maps 1,365 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 3.2 of this road’s 13.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.2 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 4 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Known camping along this road between mile 0.7 and mile 5.6: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- The Pequet Lake shoreline is 0.4 mi off.
Rules
- Camping is allowed in general National Forest areas for no longer than 16-days in any one location. After that period of time, if you wish to continue camping in a dispersed area of the Ottawa National Forest, you must relocate to another site at least five miles away. This means you may not set up a dispersed campsite within a developed campground or adjacent to it, or on a road, or on a trail.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 34–53°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.