12-Mile RD (FR 5483) in MI -- Camping Rules & Access
12-Mile RD (FR 5483) in MI
Road corridorHuron-Manistee NF, Cadillac Ranger District
19 mi from Baldwin
Maps 952 ft
Camping permission not confirmed
Miles 0–0.5 and 1.8–3.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.
Huron-Manistee National Forests ↗
Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · within 30 days · Then leave the forest for 2 weeks
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Road Access
Difficult
- 3.4 of this road’s 6.1 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 5 miles of it dirt.
- Near Peterson Bridge North Day Use and Boat Launch Area.
- Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Setting
Some privacy
- Moderately separated here.
- Briar Hill rises 16 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 38–58°F, 4.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.