FR 8441, Huron-Manistee in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 8441, Huron-Manistee in MI
Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Manistee Ranger District
18 mi from Baldwin
Maps 848 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 · after 16 days, all persons and camping equipment must leave the National Forest for two weeks
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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: 10 ft over 0.5 miles, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 15%.
- 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.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- The Sand Lake shoreline is 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.
Rules
Climate averages
October normals 38–58°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.