FR 4230 — Island Lake Day Use Area in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
FR 4230 — Island Lake Day Use Area in MI
Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Mio Ranger District
7.0 mi from Roscommon
Maps 1,189 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0.3–2.7, 4.9–8.4, 8.7–9.5, 13.6–16.6 and 17–17.5 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
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 16.8 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.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
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 35–57°F, 3.5″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.