FR 4227 — Island Lake Day Use Area in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 4227 — Island Lake Day Use Area in MI
Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Mio Ranger District
12 mi from Mio
Maps 1,208 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Huron-Manistee National Forests ↗
Motor-vehicle season 4/1–11/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · within 30 days · Then leave the forest for 2 weeks
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Road Access
Difficult
- All 1.4 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
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
- A pond lies 0.7 mi off.
Rules
- You do not need to pay a fee or obtain a permit to dispersed camp (outside of a designated campground). Dispersed camping is NOT allowed within 200 feet of a river, lake, stream, or other body of water. Dispersed and primitive tent camping within the Forests is allowed almost anywhere, unless otherwise posted closed and/or 'No Camping.'
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–57°F, 3.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.