Big Ditch (FR 2801) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
Big Ditch (FR 2801) in MI
Road corridorHiawatha NF, Manistique Ranger District
13 mi from Manistique
Maps 683 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 2.5–3.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Rough
- All 3.5 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
Fairly secluded
- Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.4 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 within fifty (50) feet of a body of water, unless otherwise posted. … Occupying one of the following designated dispersed sites without a permit: Bass Lake, Bear Lake, Camp Cook, Carr Lake, Chicago Lake, Cookson Lake, Council Lake, Crooked Lake, East Lake, Ewing Point, Gooseneck Lake, Ironjaw Lake, Jackpine Lake, Lake Nineteen, Leg Lake, Lyman Lake, McKeever Cabin, Minerva Lake, Mowe Lake, Steuben Lake, Swan Lake, Toms Cabin, and Triangle Lake.
- Camping rules
Climate averages
October normals 36–55°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.