Hamlin Lake (FR 5540) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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Hamlin Lake (FR 5540) in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Manistee Ranger District

9.8 mi from Ludington

Maps 650 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

Moderate
  • All 0.7 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
  • 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 Hamlin Lake shoreline is 0.5 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 40–58°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.