FR 6790 — Kakabika Falls in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 6790 — Kakabika Falls in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Watersmeet Ranger District
25 mi from Wakefield
Maps 1,573 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-MobileNONE
StarlinkGOOD
Road Access
Moderate
- All 2.2 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.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Cisco Branch Ontonagon 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 33–53°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.