South Foote (FR 2097) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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South Foote (FR 2097) in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Tawas Ranger District

11 mi from Sand Lake

Maps 688 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

Moderate
  • All 1.2 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • Near Foote Pond Overlook.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Foote Dam Pond shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

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 36–58°F, 3.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.