FR 5010-L, Ottawa in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5010-L, Ottawa in MI

Road corridorOttawa NF, Watersmeet Ranger District

18 mi from Eagle River

Maps 1,715 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Ottawa National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • 0.8 of this road’s 0.9 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 0.8 miles of it 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

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Grass Lake lies 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–53°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.