Nct Trailhead - Bowman Lake (FR 6903) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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Nct Trailhead - Bowman Lake (FR 6903) in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Baldwin Ranger District

5.7 mi from Baldwin

Maps 805 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

Rough
  • All 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Bowman Lake Trailhead.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Known camping along this road at mile 0.1: .

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • Baumann Lake lies 0.4 mi off.
  • 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. … 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 38–59°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.