Poplar Lake South (FR 2025) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
Poplar Lake South (FR 2025) in MI
Road corridorHiawatha NF, Rapid River Ranger District
18 mi from Gladstone
Maps 772 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 6.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly graded dirt with 1.5 miles of dirt.
- Near Big Pines Overlook.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- The Greens Lake shoreline is 0.6 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.