FR 5356 — Lake Michigan overlook in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Manistee Ranger District

8.7 mi from Ludington

Maps 647 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

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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Rough

2 of this road’s 4.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1.2 miles of dirt.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Known camping along this road at mile 1.2: .

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
The Hamlin Lake shoreline is 0.2 mi off.
Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Camping within two hundred (200) feet of any body of water, except at designated sites.
Camping rules

October normals 42–57°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

FR 5356 — Lake Michigan overlook in MI -- Camping Rules & Access