Buckeye Grade North (FR 2281) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
Buckeye Grade North (FR 2281) in MI
Road corridorHiawatha NF, Rapid River Ranger District
19 mi from Gladstone
Maps 742 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 5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 1.2 miles of dirt.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.3 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- West Branch Whitefish River runs 0.4 mi off.
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 rules
Climate averages
October normals 35–55°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.