FR 5320 — Bond Falls in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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FR 5320 — Bond Falls in MI

Road corridorOttawa NF, Watersmeet Ranger District

33 mi from Ontonagon

Maps 1,541 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 1.9–2.4 and 5.3–5.5 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
VerizonUSABLE
AT&TNONE
T-MobileNONE
StarlinkFAIR

Road Access

Difficult
  • 3.2 of this road’s 9.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 3.2 miles of dirt.
  • 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 0.0 miles off.
  • 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
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–53°F, 3.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.