Lake Michigan Rec Area Cg (FR 5972) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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Lake Michigan Rec Area Cg (FR 5972) in MI

Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Manistee Ranger District

10 mi from Manistee

Maps 621 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Huron-Manistee National Forests ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–10/30Stay 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

Easy
  • All 3.1 miles of this road are fully maintained, paved the whole way.
  • Near Lake Michigan overlook.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Winds through 7 switchbacks.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

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

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 41–58°F, 3.9″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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