FR 7978 — Bowman Lake Trailhead in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 7978 — Bowman Lake Trailhead in MI

Dispersed camping corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Baldwin Ranger District

6.4 mi from Baldwin

Maps 752 ft

Designated sites only

Huron-Manistee National Forests ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · within 30 days · after 16 days, all persons and camping equipment must leave the National Forest for two weeks
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Road Access

Moderate
  • All 0.4 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

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Pere Marquette River runs 0.2 mi off.
  • 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. … Leaving a camper and/or camping equipment may be left unattended for more than 24 hours. … Possessing vehicles, campers, motor homes and trailers without a valid license plate.
  • Camping rules
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–60°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.