FR 2291 — Lower Au Sable Scenic Overlook in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 2291 — Lower Au Sable Scenic Overlook in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Tawas Ranger District

3.1 mi from Au Sable

Maps 621 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Huron-Manistee National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · within 30 days · Then leave the forest for 2 weeks
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 1.6 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.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 0.7 miles off.
  • A pond lies 0.1 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Rules

  • Camping within two hundred (200) feet of any body of water, except at designated sites.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 40–58°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.