FR S59, Hiawatha in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR S59, Hiawatha in MI
Road corridorHiawatha NF, Sault Ste. Marie Ranger District
24 mi from Kincheloe
Maps 856 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- East Branch Tahquamenon River runs 0.5 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
- Camping or leaving camping equipment (such as, but not limited to: tents, camper trailers and tarps) in the same location for longer than sixteen (16) consecutive days. After sixteen days, the camp and equipment must be moved off of Forest Service land or to another location that is at least five miles away, for an additional stay, not to exceed sixteen (16) days. Camping within fifty (50) feet of a body of water, unless otherwise posted.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–54°F, 4.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.