FR 7974 — Hiking Trail Head - Blue - White in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 7974 — Hiking Trail Head - Blue - White in MI
Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, White Cloud Ranger District
4.3 mi from Lakewood Club
Maps 659 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Huron-Manistee National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · within 30 days · Then leave the forest for 2 weeks
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Road Access
Moderate
- All 0.5 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
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.1 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- The Hiscuit Lake shoreline is 0.6 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
Rules
- You do not need to pay a fee or obtain a permit to dispersed camp (outside of a designated campground). Dispersed and primitive tent camping within the Forests is allowed almost anywhere, unless otherwise posted closed and/or 'No Camping.' Dispersed camping is NOT allowed within 200 feet of a river, lake, stream, or other body of water.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 40–59°F, 4.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.