FR 6894 — Border Lakes State Natural Area in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 6894 — Border Lakes State Natural Area in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Bessemer Ranger District
19 mi from Wakefield
Maps 1,717 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 passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 50 ft over 0.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
- 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.
- Little Oxbow Lake lies 0.2 mi 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 34–53°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.