Deer Creek (FR 2451) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access

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Deer Creek (FR 2451) in MI

Road corridorHiawatha NF, Munising Ranger District

16 mi from Munising

Maps 760 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Hiawatha National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 2.4 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Ewing Point.
  • 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.
  • The Cookson Lake shoreline is 0.1 mi off.
  • Open country, with nothing named rising within 30 miles.

Rules

  • Camping or leaving camping equipment in the same location for longer than sixteen (16) consecutive days… the camp and equipment must be moved off of Forest Service land or to another location that is at least five miles away… Camping within fifty (50) feet of a body of water, unless otherwise posted.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 35–54°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.