FR 3978, Ottawa in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 3978, Ottawa in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Watersmeet Ranger District
23 mi from Eagle River
Maps 1,722 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
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Rough
- 0.3 of this road’s 3.8 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.1 miles of 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
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Cedar Creek 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.