FR 3980, Ottawa in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 3980, Ottawa in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Watersmeet Ranger District
25 mi from Eagle River
Maps 1,673 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 1.4–2.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 0.6 of this road’s 4.7 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.6 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.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.1: .
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Marion Lake shoreline is 0.1 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 33–53°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.