FR 4584 — The Bluff in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 4584 — The Bluff in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Kenton Ranger District
27 mi from Iron River
Maps 1,382 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 3.2–3.5 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
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR
Road Access
Difficult
- All 4.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
- West Branch Jumbo River runs 0.1 mi off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
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.