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Dispersed camp — Wexford County, MI
Drive-up · public land · Wexford County, MI · 44.45266, -85.63250
We haven't personally camped here. Everything below is pulled from public land data, USGS maps and OpenStreetMap — a real place on public land, but not field-checked by us. Confirm road conditions, current access, stay limits and fire restrictions before you go.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 851 ft.
Fire & smokeNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from camp
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel4 mi
- GGrocery4 mi
- @Mail4 mi
- RxPharmacy10 mi
- MMechanic10 mi
- WWater11 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- OOutfitter12 mi
- DDump14 mi
- PPropane20 mi
- LLaundry21 mi
- ShShower21 mi
- AAir-up21 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 4 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Open in Google Maps ↗
The site
Access
Drive-up
Land
public land · dispersed
Elevation
851 ft
County
Wexford County, MI
Coordinates
44.45266, -85.63250
Cost
Free
Nearby & resupply (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureAnderson Creek (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townSherman · ~3.7 mi
- Drinking waternone within 10 mi
- FuelSunoco · ~9.1 mi
- Propane / LPGAmeriGas · ~15.7 mi
- Dump stationDump station · ~13.7 mi
- GroceriesNorthland Food Center · ~10.5 mi
- PharmacyKingsley Pharmacy · ~10.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicCol. Demas T. Craw VA Clinic · ~15.7 mi
- HardwareManton Ace Hardware · ~11.9 mi
Nearby restrooms — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSeaton Creek Recreation Area · ~10.9 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMarilla Nct Trailhead · ~11.6 mi SW · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletMackenzie Cc Ski Trailhead · ~14.9 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletCaberfae Way Snowmobile Trailhead · ~16.1 mi S · USFS
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Other camps nearby
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Dispersed camp — Manistee County, MI~11.6 mi
- Dispersed camp #2 — Manistee County, MI~11.8 mi
- Red Bridge Access~16.3 mi
- Government Landing Site 21~17.6 mi
How we know this
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there)
Field check
Not verified on the ground. Nobody from here has camped it. It stays at Likely until someone does.
What we don’t know
A land record can put you within a few metres of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
Before you go
Your first dispersed night →Fire rules & restrictions →Getting unstuck →Power off-grid →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →