FR 3628, Ottawa in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 3628, Ottawa in MI

Road corridorOttawa NF, Kenton Ranger District

23 mi from Iron River

Maps 1,644 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Ottawa National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.9 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, gravel 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

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • The Tepee Lake shoreline is 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–53°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.