FR 3997 — Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 3997 — Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Watersmeet Ranger District
24 mi from Eagle River
Maps 1,624 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
VerizonWEAK
AT&TNONE
T-MobileUSABLE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Moderate
- All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- 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 33–53°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.