Sturgeon River (FR 2229) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
Sturgeon River (FR 2229) in MI
Road corridorHiawatha NF, Rapid River Ranger District
16 mi from Gladstone
Maps 751 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- 4.2 of this road’s 8.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.2 miles of it 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 1.1 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
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 36–55°F, 3.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.