FR 3985, Ottawa in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 3985, Ottawa in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Watersmeet Ranger District
25 mi from Eagle River
Maps 1,654 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
Easy
- All 2.6 miles of this road are maintained for passenger-car comfort, gravel the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- 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.
- The Marion Lake shoreline is 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 33–53°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.