FR 5071, Huron-Manistee in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5071, Huron-Manistee in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Baldwin Ranger District

6.7 mi from Scottville

Maps 681 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Camping is limited to designated sites on part of this road; the exact stretch is not confirmed.

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 0.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Estimated climb: 10 ft over 0.4 miles, with sustained grades near 14% 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.
  • Pere Marquette River runs 0.4 mi off.

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.
  • On part of this corridor: Camping: Designated sites only.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 39–59°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.