Middle 18 Road (FR 8278) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
Middle 18 Road (FR 8278) in MI
Road corridorHiawatha NF, Rapid River Ranger District
21 mi from Gladstone
Maps 797 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 0.5 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.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Upper Eighteenmile Lake lies 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, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.