Manistee national forest

If you like this post click on the buttons to share with your friends Hidden deep within the Manistee National Forest is a small un-named waterfall. It is not a large waterfall, only about two feet tall, but it is a peaceful and serene little waterfall. It is on a little creek that flows intoRead More...

Hiking the Loop: Manistee River Trail & North Country Trail Loop - Manistee County Tourism - Manistee, Michigan

Lookup table for campgrounds in Huron National Forest (Michigan).

This gorgeous natural area is situated within the Huron-Manistee National Forest and offers visitors an unforgettable experience in Michigan’s great outdoors.

We stood near the edge of Loda Lake, looking for a splash of pink but finding only brown leaves. We were too early for color. But, though we had never been in the Loda Lake Wildflower Sanctuary before, we knew that in a few weeks a pink ladys slipper orchid would grace this spot. Post number 6 told us so.A little way down the trail, post number 9 indicated sweetferns, and, my gosh, it was right. We dropped to our knees, and pushing up through last falls decaying leaves were the small…

In the Eastern United States, National Forests are almost myths. People have heard of National Forests, but they don’t really know where they are or how they work. Until not too long ago, I was one such person.

A complete guide to backpacking the Manistee River Trail. (Maps, photos, a detailed account of our misadventure, and an illustrated campsite key.

3,450 acre wilderness area. 4 mile hiking trail along Lake Michigan to camp off of. 140 foot sand dunes. Located within Manistee National Forest.

With the Michigan Wilderness Act of 1987, the federal government declared the Nordhouse Dunes area of the Manistee National Forest a wilderness, the only area designated as such in the Lower Peninsula.Nordhouse Dunes is not a large tractonly 3,450 acresnor is it a pristine setting. The area is crisscrossed in places by old logging tracks and Forest Service roads.True wilderness or not, though, there is no question that this niche of windblown dunes, wetlands, and rolling hills of hardwoods…

There are a lot of great places to see the colors change in the Mitten State, but Manistee National Forest is one of the best.