Grassy Lake (FR 2173) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
Grassy Lake (FR 2173) in MI
Road corridorHiawatha NF, Munising Ranger District
12 mi from Munising
Maps 824 ft
Dispersed camping generally allowed
U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.
Motor-vehicle season 5/15–9/30Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access
Difficult
- 1.2 of this road’s 7.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly paved with 0.7 miles of dirt.
- Near Ewing Point.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
- Winds through 5 switchbacks.
- Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
Setting
Limited privacy
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- The Thornton 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
Climate averages
October normals 34–54°F, 4.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.