FR 4589-B3 — The Bluff in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 4589-B3 — The Bluff in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Kenton Ranger District
28 mi from Iron River
Maps 1,266 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
- Estimated climb: 90 ft over 0.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12%.
Known camping along this road at mile 0.3: .
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Jumbo River runs 0.2 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 35–54°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.