FR 400 — Cascade Falls Trailhead in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 400 — Cascade Falls Trailhead in MI

Road corridorOttawa NF

20 mi from Wakefield

Maps 1,312 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 0–0.3 and 6.7–7 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Ottawa National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/16–3/14Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
VerizonNONE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileWEAK
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.8 of this road’s 9.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 0.1 miles of dirt.
  • 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.
  • A river runs 0.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 34–53°F, 4.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.