FR 1500 — Bob Lake Picnic Area in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 1500 — Bob Lake Picnic Area in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Kenton Ranger District
21 mi from Baraga
Maps 1,409 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.3 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Easy
- All 6.1 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.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- Penegor Lake lies 0.6 mi off.
Rules
- Camping is allowed in general National Forest areas for no longer than 16-days in any one location. After that period of time, if you wish to continue camping in a dispersed area of the Ottawa National Forest, you must relocate to another site at least five miles away. This means you may not set up a dispersed campsite within a developed campground or adjacent to it, or on a road, or on a trail.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 34–53°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.