FR 5052 — Hoags Lake Day Use Area in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5052 — Hoags Lake Day Use Area in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Manistee Ranger District

5.0 mi from Manistee

Maps 678 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 1.9 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.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
  • A pond lies 0.7 mi off.

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 41–57°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.