Fdr5250 in MI -- Camping Rules & Access in Michigan
Fdr5250 in MI
Road corridorOttawa NF, Watersmeet Ranger District
30 mi from Eagle River
Maps 1,480 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 6 of this road’s 13.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 6 miles of dirt.
- Near Big Rock.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 3 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 0.8: reported by travellers.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.
Rules
- Camping or leaving camping equipment (such as, but not limited to tents, camper trailers, and tarps) in the same location for longer than sixteen (16) consecutive days. After sixteen days, the camp and equipment must be moved off of Forest Service land or to another location that is at least five miles away, for an additional stay, not to exceed sixteen (16) days.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
September normals 44–67°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.