LAND USE ORDERS OF THE DIRECTOR
By authority conferred on the
Director of the Department of Natural Resources by Section 504 of Act No. 451
of the Public Acts of 1994, as amended, being section 324.504 of the Michigan
Compiled Laws and in accordance with R 299.671 and R 299.922 of the Michigan
Administrative Code, the Director of the Department of Natural Resources orders
that the following order of the Land Use Orders of the Director shall read as
follows:
Chapter
I
Definitions
and General Provisions
1.1 Title.
Order 1.1 These orders shall be
known and may be cited as the "Land Use Orders of the Director."
History: Iss.
1.2 Definitions.
Order 1.2 As used in these orders:
(1) "Alcoholic beverage"
means any spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, liquids and
components, except over-the-counter and prescription medications, containing ½
of 1 percent or more of alcohol by volume that are fit for use for beverage
purposes.
(2) "A.N.S.I." means
American national standards institute.
(3) "ATV" means an
all-terrain vehicle as defined by section 1 of Act No. 319 of the Public Acts
of 1975, being §257.1601 of the
(4) "Camp" means the
erection of a tent; the opening or setting up of a tent-type camper; the
parking and occupancy of a travel or house trailer; sleeping in any type motor
vehicle, sleeping bag, or in any other manner after 10:00 p.m.; and for the
purposes of chapter II of these orders shall also include sleeping in an
anchored, tied, or moored boat or floating craft of any type in waters
immediately offshore of state-owned public access site lands after 10:00 p.m.
(5) “Commercial operations” means
any activity which involves the buying or selling of goods or services, or the
exchange or attempt or offer to exchange goods or services for money, barter,
or for anything of value.
(6) "Commission" means
the natural resources commission.
(7) "Department" means
the department of natural resources.
(8) "Designated area,"
"designated route," or "designated trail" means those
places as defined by R 299.334 of the Michigan Administrative Code that are
signed on-the-ground for ORV use.
(9) "Fireworks" means a
device as defined by section 243a of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931,
being §750.243a of the Michigan Compiled Laws made from explosive or flammable
compositions.
(10) "Holiday" means
Memorial day, July 4 and Labor day, as defined by section 1 of Act No. 124 of
the Public Acts of 1865, as amended, being §435.101 of the Michigan Compiled
Laws.
(11) "Labor day" means the
first Monday in September as prescribed by section 1 of Act No. 124 of the
Public Acts of 1865, as amended, being §435.101 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(12) "Motor vehicle" or
"motorized vehicle" mean every device in, upon, or by which any
person or property is or may be transported if that device is propelled by an
energy source other than muscle or wind.
(13) "ORV" means an
off-road vehicle as defined by section 1 of Act No. 319 of the Public Acts of
1975, being §257.1601 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(14) "Posted" means that
signs have been placed by the department that provide a person reasonable
notice of the provisions of an order of the director.
(15) "RA" means
recreation area.
(16) "SGA" means state
game area.
(17) "SP" means state
park.
(18) "Vessel" has the
same meaning ascribed to that term in the marine safety act, Act No. 303 of the
Public Acts of 1967, being sections 281.1001 to 281.1199 of the Michigan
Compiled Laws.
(19) "WA" means wildlife
area.
(20) "Wheeled motorized
vehicle" means a motor vehicle propelled by wheels in contact with the
substrate supporting the weight of the vehicle.
(21) "WSP" means
wilderness state park.
History: Iss.
1.3 Orders effective upon
posting.
Order 1.3 As provided by section
3a of Act No. 17 of the Public Acts of 1921, as amended, being §299.3a of the
Michigan Compiled Laws, these orders shall take effect upon being posted.
History: Iss.
Chapter II
Public Access Sites and Harbors
2.1 through 2.102 Repealed,
Amendment 7, 1997, Post
2.103 Entry, use and occupancy of
certain access sites, harbors and dams, prohibited conduct.
Order 2.103. A person shall not do
any of the following:
(1) Enter any of the following
state-owned lands with a motor vehicle unless a valid public access site permit
for a motor vehicle has been purchased and affixed to the vehicle windshield in
accordance with the printed instructions on the permit:
(a) Harrisville boating access site
1-7, section 12, T26N R9E, Alcona county.
(b) Green lake boating access site
3-4, section 10, T4N R11W, Allegan county.
(c) Eastport boating access site
5-21, section 7, T31N R8W, Antrim county.
(d) Torch river bridge access site
5-23, section 6, T28N R8W, Antrim county.
(e) Fisherman’s paradise access
site 5-31, section 31, T30N R7W, Antrim county.
(f) Au Gres river mouth boating
access site 6-1, section 19, T19N R7E, Arenac county.
(g)
(h)
(i)
Goguac lake boating access site 13-2, section 14, T2S R8W, Calhoun
county.
(j) Duck lake boating access site
13-5, section 9, T1S R4W, Calhoun county.
(k) Diamond lake boating access
site 14-6, section 6, T7S R14W, Cass county.
(l)
Dutchman’s bay boating access site 15-5, section 3, T32N R7W, Charlevoix
county.
(m) Ironton boating access site
15-10, section 17, T33N R7W, Charlevoix county.
(n) Mullett lake village access
site 16-2, section 25, T37N R2W, Cheboygan county.
(o) Jewel road boating access site
16-3, section 21, T35N R2W, Cheboygan county.
(p) The Forks boating access site
16-9, section 8, T37N R1W, Cheboygan county.
(q) Cheboygan lock boating access
site 16-27, section 31, T38N R1W, Cheboygan county.
(r) Straits state dock boating
access site 16-32, section 18, T39N R3W, Cheboygan county.
(s)
(t) Narrow lake boating access
site, 23-8, section 33, T1N, R4W, Eaton county.
(u) Lobdell lake boating access
site 25-1, section 35, T5N R5E,
(v)
(w)
(x) Wixom lake boating access site
26-8, section 25, T17N R1W, Gladwin county.
(y) Port
(z) Au Sable mouth boating access
site 35-1, section 10, T23N R9E, Iosco county.
(aa)
(bb)
(cc) Torch river access site 40-9,
section 7, T28N R8W Kalkaska county.
(dd) Sand lake boating access site
46-1, section 7, T5S R3E, Lenawee county.
(ee) Devil's lake boating access
site 46-3, section 4, T6S R1E, Lenawee county.
(ff)
(gg) Woodland lake boating access
site 47-3, section 19, T2N R6E,
(hh) Whitmore lake boating access
site 47-4, section 32, T1N R6E,
(ii) Harley Ensign memorial boating
access site 50-1, section 15, T2N R14E,
(jj) Selfridge boating access site
50-3, section 5, T2N R14E,
(kk)
(ll) Chippewa lake access site
54-3, section 21, T16N R8W, Mecosta county.
(mm)
(nn) Halfway creek boating access
site 58-6, section 33, T8S R8E,
(oo) Bolles harbor boating access
site 58-10, private claim 75,
(pp)
(qq) High rollway –Thornapple
access site 62-13, section 23, T12N R12W, Newaygo county.
(rr) Maple island access site
62-17, section 30, T11N R14W, Newaygo county.
(ss) Orchard lake boating access
site 63-1, section 14, T2N R9E,
(tt) Union lake boating access site
63-2, section 1, T2N R8E,
(uu)
(vv) Wolverine lake boating access
site 63-5, section 22, T2N R8E,
(ww) White lake boating access site
63-6, section 13, T3N R7E,
(xx)
(yy) Big lake boating access site
63-8, section 28, T4N R8E,
(zz) Long lake boating access site
63-9, section 1, T2N R8E,
(aaa) Loon lake boating access site
63-12, section 11, T3N R9E,
(bbb) Lakeville lake boating access
site 63-14, section 27, T5N R11E,
(ccc) Maceday lake boating access
site 63-16, section 7, T3N R9E,
(ddd) Tipsico lake boating access
site 63-18, section 30, T4N R7E,
(eee) M-33 roadside park boating
access site 68-10, section 7, T26N R3E, Oscoda county.
(fff)
(ggg) Pigeon lake boating access
site 70-11, section 16, T6N R16W,
(hhh)
(iii) Presque isle boating access
site 71-19, section 17, T34N R8E, Presque isle county.
(jjj) Houghton lake boating access
site 72-1, section 18, T22N R3W, Roscommon county.
(kkk) Houghton lake west boating
access site 72-3, section 34, T23N R4W, Roscommon county.
(lll) Houghton lake east 72-4,
section 34, T23N R3W, Roscommon county.
(mmm) Higgins lake boating access
site 72-5, section 10, T24N R4W, Roscommon county.
(nnn) Lake St. Helen boating access
site 72-14, section 21, T23N R1W, Roscommon county.
(ooo)
(ppp) Deckers landing boating
access site 74-3, section 3, T2N R15E, St. Clair county.
(qqq) Marine city boating access
site 74-18, section 12, T3N R16E, St. Clair county.
(rrr)
(sss)
(ttt) Quanicassee river access site
79-2, section 29, T14N R3E, Tuscola county.
(uuu)
(vvv)
(www)
History: Am.7, 1997, Post May 9,
1997; Am. 11, 1997, Post May 9, 1997; Am. 5, 1999, Post Apr. 1, 1999; Am. 3,
2000, Post Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 2, 2001, Post Apr. 1, 2001; Am. 18, 2001, Post
Oct. 13, 2001; Am. 6, 2004, Post.
2.104 State administered mooring
facilities, prohibited conduct.
Order 2.104 A person shall not do any of the following:
(1) Occupy a transient mooring
berth for more than 7 consecutive days without an absence of 48 hours or more
before the next period of occupancy commences, except by permission of the
harbor master.
(2) Store supplies or accessories
on a dock structure.
(3) Make alterations to a dock
structure.
(4) Ignite or maintain a fire on a
dock structure for cooking or any other purpose.
(5) Use a dock structure for the
purpose of diving or jumping; swim, dive or bathe in the water adjacent to a
dock structure unless such swimming, diving or bathing is done in an area
specifically maintained for such activity and the area is designated by the appropriate
buoys.
(6) Fish at or on any finger pier,
on any fueling or service area, or any other dock area where posted against
such use.
(7) Make major repairs on a vessel,
except by the permission of the harbor master.
(8) Operate a bicycle or motorized vehicle
or any motorized contrivance, that is otherwise not eligible for legal use on
(9) Occupy a slip contrary to the
instructions of the harbor master.
(10) Use a skate board, roller
skates, roller blades, or other in-line skates upon the dock grounds,
structure, or sidewalks within the premises of any of the following state-owned
lands:
(a) Au Gres mooring facility,
Arenac county.
(b) Straits mooring facility,
Cheboygan county.
(c) De Tour mooring facility,
Chippewa county.
(d) Whitefish Point, Chippewa
county.
(e) Fayette mooring facility,
(f) Port
(g) East Tawas mooring facility,
Iosco county.
(h)
(i)
(j) Lac La Belle mooring facility,
Keweenaw county.
(k) Little lake mooring facility,
Luce county.
(l)
(m)
(n)
(o) Presque isle harbor mooring
facility, Presque isle county.
(p)
(q) Tri-Centennial harbor mooring
facility,
(11) Moor or anchor a boat in an
access way to a dock, launch ramp, or in any area other than an area designated
by the harbor master, at or adjacent to any of the following state-owned lands:
(a) De Tour mooring facility,
Chippewa county.
(b)
(c)
History: Am.7, 1997, Post
2.105
Unattended vessel, vessel on trailer, unattached trailer or anchored vessel,
conduct prohibited.
Order 2.105 A person shall not do
any of the following:
(1) Leave unattended, a vessel, a
vessel on a trailer, a trailer unattached to a vehicle, or a vessel anchored to
the adjacent bottomlands of any of the following state-owned lands:
(a) Harrisville boating access site
1-7,section 12, T26N R9E, Alcona county.
(b)
(c) Marble lake boating access site
12-3, section 28, T6S R5W, Branch county.
(d)
(e) Lobdell lake boating access
site 25-1, section 35, T5N R5E,
(f)
(g)
(h) Port
(i) Au Sable river mouth boating
access site 35-1, section 10, T23N R9E, Iosco county.
(j) East Tawas boating access site
35-13, section 29, T22N R8E, Iosco county.
(k)
(l) Harley Ensign memorial boating
access site 50-1, section 15, T2N R14E,
(m) Selfridge boating access site
50-3, section 5, T2N R14E,
(n)
(o) Halfway creek boating access
site 58-6, section 33, T8S R8E,
(p) Bolles harbor boating access
site 58-10, private claim 75,
(q)
Orchard lake boating access site 63-1, section 14, T2N R9E,
(r) Union lake boating access site
63-2, section 1, T2N R8E,
(s)
(t) Tackles drive boating access site
63-4, section 13, T3N R8E,
(u) White lake boating access site
63-6, section 13, T3N R7E,
(v)
(w) Big lake boating access site
63-8, section 28, T4N R8E,
(x) Long lake boating access site
63-9, section 1, T2N R8E,
(y) Crescent lake boating access
site 63-11, section 21, T3N R9E,
(z) Loon lake boating access site
63-12, section 11, T3N R9E,
(aa) Squaw lake boating access site
63-13, section 29, T5N R10E,
(bb) Lakeville lake boating access
site 63-14, section 27, T5N R11E,
(cc) Maceday lake boating access
site 63-16, section 7, T3N R9E,
(dd)
(ee) Tipsico lake boating access
site 63-18, section 30, T4N R7E,
(ff) West Houghton lake boating
access site 72-3, Roscommon county.
(gg) West Higgins lake boating
access site 72-5, Roscommon county.
(hh)
(ii) Deckers landing boating access
site 74-3, section 3, T2N R15E, St. Clair county.
(jj) Marine city boating access
site 74-18, section 12, T3N R16E, St. Clair county.
(kk)
(ll)
(mm)
(nn)
(oo)
History: Am.7, 1997, Post
2.106 Vehicle and trailer parking
within certain access sites and harbors, prohibited conduct.
Order 2.106 A person shall not do any of the following:
(1) Park a vehicle of any type on
the premises of the Harrisville boating access site 1-7, section 12, T26N R9E,
Alcona county, between the hours of
(2) Park a vehicle with a trailer
attached on the premises of Au Gres mooring facility, Arenac county.
(3) Park a vehicle with a trailer
attached, leave unattended, a vessel, a vessel on a trailer, a trailer
unattached to a vehilce on the premises of Lexington mooring facility, Sanilac
ounty.
(4) Park a motor vehicle at the
dock parking lot between the hours of
(5) Enter or remain on the premises
of the dock parking lot of the
(6) Park a vehicle of any type in
the Upper Foote dam parking lot located at the Foote dam public access site
35-101, section 15, T24N R8E, Iosco county, between the hours of
(7) Park a vehicle of any type on
the premises of the Belleville lake boating access site 82-3, section 22, T3S
R8E, Wayne county, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. daily from
November 1 through March 31, or between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
daily from April 1 through October 31.
(8) Park a vehicle of any type
between the hours of
(a) Buchanan road boating access
site 11-8, section 13, T7S R18W, Berrien county.
(b) Jasper dairy road boating
access site 11-13, section 27, T5S R18W, Berrien county.
(c) Diamond lake boating access
site 14-6, section 6, T7W R14W, Cass county.
(d) Lobdell lake boating access
site 25-1, section 35, T5N R5E,
(e)
(f)
(g) Sugar loaf lake boating access
site 39-11, section 5, T4S R11W, Lalamazoo county.
(h)
(i) Harley Ensign memorial boating
access site 50-1, section 15, T2N R14E,
(j) Selfridge boating access site
50-3, section 5, T2N R14E,
(k)
(l) Halfway creek boating access
site 58-6, section 33, T8S R8E,
(m) Bolles harbor boating access
site 58-10, private claim 75,
(n) Orchard lake boating access
site 63-1, section 14, T2N R9E,
(o) Union lake boating access site
63-2, section 1, T2N R8E,
(p)
(q) Tackles drive boating access
site 63-4, section 13, T3N R8E,
(r) White lake boating access site
63-6, section 13, T3N R7E,
(s)
(t) Big lake boating access site
63-8, section 28, T4N R8E,
(u) Long lake boating access site
63-9, section 1, T2N R8E,
(v) Crescent lake boating access
site 63-11, section 21, T3N R9E,
(w) Loon lake boating access site
63-12, section 11, T3N R9E,
(x) Squaw lake boating access site
63-13, section 29, T5N R10E,
(y) Lakeville lake boating access
site 63-14, section 27, T5N R11E,
(z) Maceday lake boating access
site 63-16, section 7, T3N R9E,
(aa) Cedar island lake boating
access site 63-17, section 27, T3N R8E,
(bb) Tipsico lake boating access
site 63-18, section 30, T4N R7E,
(cc) Klinger lake boating access
site 75-2, section 2, T8S R11W,
(dd)
(9) Park a motorized vehicle
without a trailer attached in any area other than a parking space designated as
“parking for vehicles without trailers,” between the hours of
(a)
(b) Little Whitefish lake boating
access site 59-9, section 8, T11N R10W, Montcalm county.
(c) Orchard lake boating access
site 63-1, section 14, T2N R9E,
(d) Union lake boating access site
63-2, section 1, T2N R8E,
(10) Park a vehicle of any type
on the premises of the Port Austin boating access site 32-12, section 30, T19N
R12E, Huron county, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. daily from
April 15 through October 31.
History: Am.7, 1997, Post
2.107
Alcoholic beverages, possessions and consumption, prohibited conduct.
Order 2.107 A person shall not do
any of the following:
(1) Consume an alcoholic beverage
or possess an open alcoholic beverage container on any of the following
state-owned lands:
(a) Big lake boating access site
3-1, section 14, T2N R12W, Allegan county
(b) Green lake boating access site
3-4, section 10, T4N R11W, Allegan county.
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f) Airport road boating access
site 8-32, section 10, T3N R9W, Barry county.
(g)
(h) Jasper dairy road boating
access site, 11-13, section 27, T5S R18W, Berrien county.
(i) Buchanan boating access site
11-8, section 23, T7S R18W, Berrien county.
(j)
(k) Goguac lake boating access site
13-2, section 14, T2S R8W, Calhoun county.
(l) Lanes lake boating access site
13-4, section 27, T1S R6W, Calhoun county.
(m) Hemlock lake boating access
site 14-7, section 3, T5S R13W, Cass county.
(n)
(o)
(p) Long lake boating access site
34-2, section 3, T8N R7W,
(q)
(r) Morrow pond boating access site
39-5, section 22, T2S R10W,
(s) Eagle lake boating access site
39-6, section 9, T3S R12W,
(t) Rupert lake boating access site
39-9, section 5, T1S R12W,
(u) Sugar loaf lake boating access
site 39-11, section 5, T4S R11W,
(v)
(w)
(x) Campau lake boating access site
41-2, section 12, T5N R10W,
(y) Camp lake boating access site
41-4, section 18, T9N R11W,
(z) Harley Ensign memorial boating
access site 50-1, section 15, T2N R14E,
(aa) Selfridge boating access site
50-3, section 5, T2N R14E,
(bb)
(cc) Little Whitefish lake boating
access site 59-9, section 8, T11N R10W, Montcalm county.
(dd) Orchard lake boating access
site 63-1, section 14, T2N R9E,
(ee) Tackles drive boating access
site 63-4, section 13, T3N R8E,
(ff) Tipsico lake boating access
site 63-18, section 30, T4N R7E,
(gg)
(hh) Lake St. Helen boating access
site 72-14, section 21, T23N R1W, Roscommon county, applies May 20 through
September 14.
(ii) Klinger lake boating access
site 75-2, section 2, T8S R11W,
(jj) Fishers lake boating access
site 75-3, section 34, T5S R11W,
(kk) Clear lake boating access site
75-4, section 17, T6S R12W,
(ll) Gravel lake boating access
site 80-3, section 31, T4S R13W, Van Buren county.
(mm) Van Auken boating access site
80-7, section 33, T2S R16W, Van Buren county.
(nn) Three mile lake boating access
site 80-8, section 21, T3S R14W, Van Buren county.
(oo)
(pp)
(2) Consume or possess an alcoholic
beverage on any of the following state-owned lands:
(a) Days river fishing site 21-101,
section 2, T40N R22W, Delta county.
(b)
(3) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage in the moorage facility parking lot, the beach area, the toilet
building, on walkways shoreward of the pier, or on the main piers and finger
piers of the
History: Am.7, 1997, Post
2.108
Possession of dogs, removal of pet fecal material at certain access sites and
harbors, prohibited conduct.
Order 2.108 A person shall not do
any of the following on any of the following state-owned lands and within the dates
listed below.
(1) Locations that are open to
early goose season shall be exempt from this order during the inclusive dates
of the early goose season.
(2) Possess a dog from May 1
through September 14 on any of the following state-owned lands:
(a) Green lake boating access site
3-4, section 10, T4N R11W, Allegan county.
(b) Lake Sixteen boating access
site 3-9, section 16, T2N R11W, Allegan county.
(c) Diamond lake boating access
site 14-6, section 6, T07S, R14W, Cass county
(d) Lobdell lake boating access
site 25-1, section 35, T5N R5E,
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h) Eagle lake boating access site
39-6, section 9, T3S R12W,
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l) Orchard lake boating access
site 63-1, section 14, T2N R9E,
(m) Union lake boating access site
63-2, section 1, T2N R8E,
(n)
(o)
(p) White lake boating access site
63-6, section 13, T3N R7E,
(q)
(r) Big lake boating access site
63-8, section 28, T4N R8E,
(s) Long lake boating access site
63-9, section 1, T2N R8E,
(t) Crescent lake boating access
site 63-11, section 21, T3N R9E,
(u) Loon lake boating access site
63-12, section 11, T3N R9E,
(v) Squaw lake boating access site
63-13, section 29, T5N R10E,
(w) Lakeville lake boating access
site 63-14, section 27, T5N R11E,
(x) Maceday lake boating access
site 63-16, section 7, T3N R9E,
(y) Cedar island lake boating
access site 63-17, section 27, T3N R8E,
(z) Tipsico lake boating access
site 63-18, section 30, T4N R7E,
(aa) Lake St. Helen boating access
site 72-14, section 21, T23N R1W, Roscommon county.
(bb) Clear lake boating access site
75-4, section 17, T6S R12W,
(cc) Van Auken boating access site
80-7, section 33, T2S R16W, Van Buren county.
(dd) Three Mile lake boating access
site 80-8, section 21, T3S R14W, Van Buren county.
(ee)
(3) Possess a dog, unless it is
under immediate control on a leash not exceeding 6 feet in length, and shall
not fail to remove any fecal material resulting from the dog, on any of the
following state-owned lands:
(a) Au Gres mooring facility,
Arenac county.
(b) De Tour mooring facility,
Chippewa county.
(c) Whitefish Point, Chippewa
county.
(d) Port
(e) Port
(f) East Tawas mooring facility,
Iosco county.
(g)
(h)
(i) Lac La Belle mooring facility,
Keweenaw county.
(j) Little lake mooring facility,
Luce county.
(k)
(l) Harley Ensign memorial boating
access site 50-1, section 15, T2N R14E,
(m) Selfridge boating access site
50-3, section 5, T2N R14E,
(n)
(o) Presque isle harbor mooring
facility, Presque isle county.
(p) Marine city boating access site
74-18, section 12, T3N R16E, St. Clair county.
(q)
(r)
(s)
(t)
(u) Deckers Landing boating
access site 74-3, St. Clair county.
History: Am.7, 1997, Post
2.109
Fires, discharging firearms, other prohibited conduct.
Order 2.109 A person shall not do any of the following:
(1) Build an open fire during the
month of April on the premises of the singing bridge access site 6-101, section
12, T20N R7E, Arenac county.
(2) Hunt or trap on the premises of
the Bodelin boating access site 22-28, section 23, T40N R31W, Dickinson county.
(3) Ignite or maintain a fire for
any purpose, or ignite fireworks, on the premises of the Port Austin boating
access site 32-12, section 30, T19N R12E, Huron county.
(4) Ignite or maintain a fire for
cooking or any other purpose anywhere on the premises of the
(5) Ignite or maintain a fire
anywhere on the premises of the
(6) Discharge a firearm on the premises
of any of the following state-owned lands:
(a)
(b) Trestle Bridge boating access
site 38-6, section 12, T1S R2W,
History: Am.7, 1997, Post
2.110
East Tawas mooring facility, Iosco county, prohibited conduct.
Order 2.110. A person shall not do
any of the following:
(1) Feed waterfowl or other aquatic
birds at:
(a) Port
(b) East Tawas mooring facility,
Iosco county.
(c)
History: Am.7, 1997, Post
2.111 Repealed, Am. 17, 2007,
Post
Publisher’s Note: This section
pertained to Tippy dam campground boating access site 51-22, Manistee county;
prohibited conduct.
2.112
Fishing on the premises, prohibited conduct.
Order 2.112. A person shall not
fish on the premises at:
(1) Bolles harbor boating access
site 58-10, private claim 75,
(2)
History: Am.7, 1997, Post
Chapter III
State Game and Wildlife Areas
3.1 Managed state game areas and
wildlife areas, prohibited conduct.
Order 3.1 A person shall not do any
of the following on the managed state game areas and wildlife areas designated
in section 13.1 of the wildlife conservation act order:
(1) Construct a shooting pit or
permanent blind.
(2) Occupy any hunting zone, area,
post, or blind, other than designated on the permit issued to them by the
department.
(3) Park outside of designated
parking areas or on areas posted against such use.
(4) Have on their person, or carry
into the area posted "State Game Area -Hunting by Permit Only," any
metal or glass beverage container commonly used to contain juices, soft drinks,
or an alcoholic beverage, but excluding "thermos type bottles" during
the period September 1 through January 1.
(5) Camp or attempt to camp on
designated parking areas or on any lands posted "State Game Area - Hunting
by Permit Only" during the period October 1 to the end of the migratory
bird season, excluding fish point WA, Tuscola county, unless authorized by the
director.
(6) Operate or use an amphibious or
all-terrain vehicle or any other motor-driven vehicle in any area posted
"State Game Area - Hunting by Permit Only," or any area posted
against such use, except for vehicles authorized by the department.
(7) Fish in any area posted against
such use.
(8) Operate a motorboat at other
than a safe, no-wake speed, or in any area posted against such use, in those
managed hunting areas listed below and posted "State Game Area - Hunting
by Permit Only":
(a) Fish point WA
(b) Nayanquing point WA
(c) Pointe Mouillee SGA
(d) Shiawassee river SGA
(e) The Harsens island unit of the
St. Clair flats WA
History: Iss.
3.2 Fireworks in state game area
campgrounds, prohibited.
Order 3.2 A person shall not use
or possess any fireworks in a state game area campground.
History: Iss.
3.3 Allegan state game area,
Allegan county, prohibited conduct.
Order 3.3 A person shall not do any
of the following on the Allegan SGA, Allegan county:
(1) Use skis from November 1
through the first Sunday following January 1.
(2) Consume or possess an alcoholic
beverage of any kind within the campgrounds or picnic areas.
(3) Camp in any of the following
areas:
(a) Horseman's camp.
(b)
(c) Old forest nursery.
(d) Swan creek.
History: Iss.
3.4 Cannonsburg state game area,
Kent county, prohibited conduct.
Order 3.4 A person shall not do any
of the following on the Cannonsburg SGA being all or portions of sections 27,
29, 33, and 34, T8N R10W, and sections 3 and 4, T7N R10W, Kent county:
(1) Discharge or possess afield a
centerfire rifle.
(2) Discharge a firearm in a
designated parking area.
(3) Target, trap, or skeet shoot.
(4) Use skis from November 1
through the first Sunday following January 1.
(5) Enter the observation deck,
walking, and parking area located in the SE¼ of the SE¼ of section 28, T8N
R10W, from ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before sunrise. This prohibition does
not apply to department personnel or authorized construction company personnel
performing official or department authorized duties.
(6) Operate a bicycle of any kind,
from September 15 through January 31, on the area, including roads and trails,
unless designated open to bicycle use.
History: Iss.
3.5 Grand Haven state game area,
Order 3.5 (1) A person shall not do
any of the following on the following public access sites located on state-owned
lands and waters in the grand Haven SGA, Ottawa county:
(a) Indian channel site 70-8 on the
grand river, section 36, T8N R16W.
(b) Bruce's bayou west site 60-6 on
the grand river, sections 29 and 32, T8N R15W.
(2) Park at any location other than
a designated parking lot.
(3) Build or maintain an open fire.
(4) Use or occupy the access sites
between the hours of
History: Iss.
3.6 Pointe Mouillee state game
area, Wayne and Monroe counties, prohibited conduct.
Order 3.6 A person shall not do any
of the following on the Pointe Mouillee SGA, Wayne and Monroe counties:
(1) Enter, use, or occupy the area
between the hours of
(2) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage.
(3) Build or use any ground fire of
any kind.
(4) Target, skeet, or trap shoot
with a firearm or bow and arrow.
(5) Enter the area formerly
designated as a shooting range except with the permission of the district
wildlife supervisor.
History: Iss.
3.7
Shiawassee river state game area, Saginaw county, prohibited conduct.
Order 3.7 A person shall not do any of the following on the lands and
public waters of the Shiawassee river state game area,
Enter, use, or occupy the area
between the hours of
Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage.
(3) Build or use any ground fire of any kind.
History: Iss.
3.8 Protection of piping plover
nesting areas, entry prohibited at certain times, exception.
Order 3.8 (1) A person shall not
enter, use or occupy any of the following described state-owned lands, as
posted, from April 15 through August 15, except with proper written permission:
(a) Sections 33-36, T50N R13W,
Alger county.
(b) Sections 31-32, T51N R5W;
sections 35-36, T51N R6W; sections 2-6, T50N R6W; sections 1-6, T50N R7W; and
sections 9-14, T41N R3E, Chippewa county.
(c) Sections 31-35, T50N R12W;
sections 33-35, T50N R11W; sections 23-28 and 31-33, T50N R9W; sections 1-2,
9-11, and 16-19, T50N R8W; sections 1-3, T49N R12W; sections 1-6, T49N R11W;
sections 1-6, T49N R10W; and section 6, T49N R9W, Luce county.
(d) Sections 1-5, 7, and 8, T41N
R12W, Mackinac county.
(e) Sections 4-5, T49N R13W,
Schoolcraft county.
(f) Sections 27 and 32, T39N R11W,
and section 5, T38N R11W, High island, Charlevoix county.
(g) Section 25, T38N R11W, Beaver
island, Charlevoix county.
(h) Section 30, T35N R13W, South
Fox island, Leelanau county.
(2) This order is provided to
protect piping plover nesting areas from disturbance and destruction.
History: Iss.
3.9 Protection of bald eagle
nesting areas; entry prohibited at certain times, exceptions.
Order 3.9 (1) A person shall not
enter upon the following state-owned lands from January 15 through July 31
without a written permit from the department:
(a) Section 4, T18N R6E, Arenac
county.
(b) Section 9, T23N R1W, Roscommon
county.
(c) Section 16, T23N R1W, Roscommon
county.
(d) Section 3, T23N R4W, Roscommon
county.
(e) Section 34, T24N R4W, Roscommon
county.
(f) Section 4, T27N R1W, Crawford
county.
(g) Section 20, T29N R2W, Otsego
county.
(h) Section 17, T30N R8E, Alpena
county.
(i) Sections 27 and 28, T9N R2W,
Gratiot county
(2) Subsection 1 shall not apply to
personnel of the department and the
(3) This order is provided to
protect bald eagle nesting areas.
History: Iss.
3.10 Protection of Kirtland’s
warbler nesting areas; entry prohibited at certain times, exceptions.
Order 3.10 (1) A person shall not
enter upon the following state-owned lands or portions thereof, as posted, from
May 1 through August 15 without a written permit from the department:
(a) Section 18, T20N R5W, Clare county.
(b) Sections 13-14, and 23-26, T20N R6W, Clare county.
(c) Sections 5-7, T25N R2W, Crawford county.
(d) Sections 1and 12, T25N R3W, Crawford county.
(e) Sections 19 and 30, T25N R4W, Crawford county.
(f) Sections 4, 7-8, and 32, T26N R2W, Crawford county.
(g) Sections 19-20, 29, and 30, T27N R1W, Crawford county.
(h) Sections 25-28 and 32-34, T27N R2W, Crawford county.
(i) Sections 19 and 30, T27N R4W, Crawford county.
(j) Sections 13-14, 22, 23, and 26, T28N R1W, Crawford
county.
(k) Section 11, T26N R9W, Grand Traverse county.
(l) Sections 2, T25N R6W, Kalkaska county.
(m) Section 32, T26N R5W, Kalkaska county.
(n) Section 23, T27N R8W, Kalkaska county.
(o) Sections 19 and 31, T31N R4E, Montmorency county.
(p) Sections 1, 3-4, 10, 22, 27, and 28, T32N R2E,
Montmorency county.
(q) Sections 8, 19, 28-30, and 32-33, T23N R1E, Ogemaw
county.
(r) Sections 3-4, 7-10, 12, 14-16, 18-26, 29, and 35, T24N
R1E, Ogemaw county.
(s) Sections 3-7, 10, 19, and 30-31, T24N R2E, Ogemaw
county.
(t) Sections 5-8, T27N R1E, Oscoda county.
(u) Sections 29-31, T28N R1E, Oscoda county.
(v) Sections 20-22, 27-29, 32, and 34, T29N R1W, Otsego
county.
(w) Section 21, T21N R3W, Roscommon county.
(x) Section 21, T21N R4W, Roscommon county.
(y) Section 30, T22N R1W, Roscommon county.
(z) Section 36, T23N R1W, Roscommon county.
(aa) Sections 8 and 16, T24N R2W, Roscommon county.
(2) This
order is provided to protect Kirtland’s warbler nesting areas.
History: Iss.
3.11 Certain dam structures,
Allegan county, entry prohibited.
Order 3.11 (1) A person shall not
enter into or upon any of the following dam structures without written
permission from the wildlife management unit supervisor or his or her
representative:
(a) The Plainwell no. 1 dam
structure located in section 24, T1N R12W, Allegan county.
(b) The Otsego dam structure
located in section 17, T1N R12W, Allegan county.
(c) The Trowbridge dam structure
located in section 12, T1N R13W, Allegan county.
(d) The Swan creek dam structure
located in section 17, T2N R14W, Allegan county.
(e) The Swan creek diversion dam
structure located in section 9, T2N R14W, Allegan county.
(2) This section shall not apply
to department personnel acting in the lawful performance of their duties.
History: Iss.
3.11a Certain state owned lands,
Allegan county, entry prohibited.
Order 3.11a A person shall not
enter, use, or occupy that portion of the former Plainwell Impoundment, section
24, T1N R12W, Otsego township and sections 19 and 30 T1N R11W, Gun plain
township, Allegan county, enclosed by a fence or posted against entry, use or
occupancy.
History: Iss.
3.12 Certain borrow pit ponds,
Bay county, entry prohibited.
Order 3.12 (1) A person shall not
enter the borrow pit ponds, within the following areas, Bay county:
(a) The Pinconning township
mini-game area in section 17, T17N R4E, Bay county.
(b) The Fraser mini-game area no. 2
in section 20, T16N R4E, Bay county.
(2) This order shall not apply to
department personnel in the lawful performance of their duties.
History: Iss.
3.13 Certain portion of
Order 3.13 (1) A person shall not
enter the following state-owned lands of the Somerset SGA, Hillsdale county,
from April 1 through November 14 without a written permit from the department:
(a) That area encompassed by the
line beginning at the intersection of Stearns road and Brooks road in section
23, T5S R1W, then northerly on Stearns road for approximately 2,050 feet to the
parking lot entrance trail, westerly on the trail and causeway for
approximately 2,000 feet, southerly for approximately 4,060 feet, easterly for
approximately 1,320 feet to Stearns road, northerly on Stearns road for
approximately 2,300 feet to the point of beginning.
(2) The area described in
subsection 1 shall be posted as a waterfowl refuge.
History: Iss.
3.13a Somerset state game area, Hillsdale county,
watercraft limitation, exclusion of gasoline-powered or other piston-driven
rotary engines on water areas.
Order 3.13a A person shall not
operate a watercraft propelled by a gasoline-powered or other piston-driven
rotary engine on any water area in that portion of the Somerset state game area
located in the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 and the SE 1/4 of section 15, and sections
14, 22, 23, T5S R1W, Somerset township, Hillsdale county.
History: Iss.
3.13b Sharonville state game area, Jackson county,
prohibited conduct.
Order 3.13b A person shall not
target, trap, or skeet shoot on any lands within the Sharonville state game
area, except at the designated shooting facility located north of the junction
of
History: Iss.
3.14 Gourdneck
state game area, Kalamazoo county, prohibited conduct.
Order 3.14 A person shall not do
any of the following acts on the Gourdneck SGA, Kalamazoo county, being all or
portions of sections 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33, T3S R11W, and sections 3,
4, 9, and 10, T4S R11W:
(1) Discharge or possess afield a
centerfire rifle.
(2) Discharge or possess afield,
subject to section 504, subsection (3), of Part 5, as amended, Natural
Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 324.504, a firearm except a
shotgun on that portion of the Gourdneck SGA lying within sections 19 and 20,
T3S R11W, north of Vanderbilt road.
(3) Target, trap, or skeet shoot.
History: Iss.
3.14a
Flat river state game target shooting area, Montcalm county, prohibited
conduct.
Order 3.14a For the purposes of
this order, the flat river state game target shooting area shall mean the range
established upon state-owned lands in the SE¼ of Section 29, T9N R8W, Montcalm
county. A person shall not do any of the
following at the flat river state game target shooting area:
(1) Use or occupy the area prior to
(2) Use or discharge a firearm
containing more than 1 round without the written permission of the department.
(3) Use incendiary, explosive,
armor piercing, or tracer ammunition.
(4) Use any device for target
practice other than:
(a) A hand-held rifle.
(b) A muzzle-loading rifle not
exceeding 70 caliber.
(c) A shotgun with slug load or
buckshot.
(d) A pistol or revolver.
(5) Possess a loaded firearm,
subject to section 504, subsection (3), of Part 5, as amended, Natural
Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 324.504, except at an
established shooting station on the firing line.
(6) Discharge a firearm, except
down range from an established shooting station and at a paper target.
(7) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage.
(8) The district wildlife
biologist may appoint a range officer.
If appointed, the range officer shall have the authority to close the
area when, in the range officer’s opinion, the safety of persons or property is
endangered.
History: Iss. June 3. 1997; Am. 2, 2005, Post
3.15 Vicinity of Shoefelt road,
Order 3.15 A person shall not do
any of the following on or within 450 feet of Shoefelt road on the port Huron
SGA, St. Clair county:
(1) Target, trap, or skeet shoot.
(2) Discharge a firearm in a
designated parking area.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
3.15a
Repealed, Am. 3, 2005, Eff.
Publisher’s Note: This repealed
section pertained to
3.16 Certain state-owned lands,
camping restricted at certain times, camping prohibited.
Order 3.16 A person shall not:
(1) Camp within the SE¼ of the NW¼
or the W½ of the SW¼ of the NE¼ of section 32, T16N R9W, Mecosta county, of the
(2) Camp on any of the following
state-owned lands within the Maple river SGA:
(a) The S½ of the SE¼ south and
east of the maple river, including Indian planting grounds subdivision, except
for lots no. 3 and 4, section 19, T8N R4W, Clinton county.
(b) The N½ of the SW¼ or N½ of the
SE¼ of section 34, T9N R3W, Gratiot county.
(3) Camp within the Pentwater SGA,
T16N R18W and T16N R17W, Oceana county, from May 1 through September 30.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
3.17 Designated portions of state
game areas, horses and pack animals prohibited at certain times.
Order 3.17 A person shall not
possess a horse or other riding, driving, or pack animal within the following
southern Michigan SGAs during the dates specified:
(1) On the designated horseback
riding trail in the Barry SGA, Barry county, from October 1 through January 1.
(2) On the designated special use
areas in the Allegan SGA, Allegan county, from November 15 through November 30.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
3.18 Certain portion of rose lake
wildlife research area, raccoon hunting and trapping prohibited.
Order 3.18 A person shall not hunt
or trap raccoons upon state-owned lands of the rose lake wildlife research area
within those portions of sections 22, 23, 26, and 27, T5N R1W, Clinton county,
lying west of Upton road.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
3.19 State game and research
areas, shooting ranges designated by director.
Order 3.19. The following are
designated shooting ranges:
(1) Sharonville SGA shooting
ranges,
(2) Lost nation SGA shooting range,
Hillsdale county.
(3) Dansville SGA shooting range,
Ingham county.
(4) Rose lake wildlife research
area shooting ranges,
(5) Echo Point shooting range,
Allegan SGA, Allegan county.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
14, 1996 Post July 1, 1996; Am. 1, 1998, Post January 16, 1998.
3.20 Cusino wildlife research
station, Porter ranch, and Pere Marquette SGA, entry prohibited without
authorization.
Order 3.20 A person shall not enter
upon any of the following described lands unless the person is authorized to
enter upon those lands by the director or a representative of the director:
(1) That portion of the Cusino
wildlife research station within T46N R17W, Alger county, described as the W¾
of the S½ of section 19, the N½, except the south 4-¾ chains of the east 10
chains of section 30, the N½ of the S½, except the east 10 chains of section
30, the S½ of the SW¼ of section 30, the SW¼ of the SE¼ of section 30, the S½
of the NE¼ of section 31, the N½ of the SE¼ of section 31, the SE¼ of the NW¼
of section 31, and the NE¼ of the SW¼ of section 31, as posted.
(2) That portion of the Porter
ranch within T22N R5W, Missaukee county, described as the S½ of the NW¼ and the
N½ of the SW¼ of section 11, and the N½ of the SE¼ and the S½ of the NE¼ of
section 10, as posted.
(3) That portion of the Pere
Marquette SGA, T18N R18W, Mason county, described as that portion of the SW¼ of
section 24 and the NW¼ of section 25, starting at the southeast corner of the
junction of highway US-31 and Conrad road, then southerly on the east
right-of-way edge of highway US-31 to the north bank of the north channel of
the Pere Marquette river, easterly along the river channel edge for 1,875 feet,
northerly parallel to and west of the closed city of Ludington sanitary landfill
to the south right-of-way edge of Conrad road, westerly on the south
right-of-way edge of Conrad road to the point of beginning, being 51 acres more
or less, as posted.
History: Iss.
3.21 Baraga plains waterfowl
management area, refuge established, entry prohibited at certain times,
authority to extend posting.
Order 3.21 (1) A person shall not
enter upon that portion of the lands and waters of the Baraga plains waterfowl
management area, Baraga county, bounded by a line beginning at the junction of
Alberta-Big-lake road and Menge Creek road in the approximate center of section
16, T49N R34W, then northerly and easterly on Menge Creek road to the east
section line of section 3, T49N R34W, southerly on an unnamed trail road to
Alberta-Big lake road in section 15, T49N R34W, westerly on Alberta-Big lake
road to the point of beginning.
(2) The area described in
subsection (1) shall be posted "Wildlife Refuge - Do Not Enter" from
September 15 through October 31 of each year, however, the posting may be
continued through November 14 by joint approval of the region I office and the
wildlife division office.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
3.22 Repealed. Am. 6, 2001, Post Mar. 9, 2001
3.23. State-owned lands adjoining
Lake Interstate, Eaton county; prohibited conduct.
Order 3.23 A person shall not do
the following upon those state-owned lands adjoining
(1) Launch a watercraft propelled
by a gasoline-powered or other piston-driven rotary engine onto the waters of
History: Am. 8, 1999, Post Apr. 1,
1999.
3.24 Crow island state game area,
Order 3.24 A person shall not
launch a watercraft with a motor within state-owned lands of the Crow island
state game area, Saginaw and Bay counties, being all or portions of sections 8,
17, and 18, T13N R3E; sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, 32, and 33, T13N
R5E; and sections 4 and 5, T12N R5E, from March 1 through August 31.
History: Am. 15, 1999, Post Sept.
10, 1999.
3.25
Order 3.25 A person shall not do
any of the following on the
(1) Discharge or possess afield,
subject to section 504, subsection (3), of Part 5, as amended, Natural
Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 324.504, a firearm except a
shotgun.
(2) Target, trap, or skeet shoot.
History: Am. 16, 1999, Post
3.26
Order 3.26 A person shall not do
any of the following on the state-owned lands in the
(1) Discharge or possess afield,
subject to section 504, subsection (3), of Part 5, as amended, Natural
Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 324.504, a firearm except a
shotgun.
(2) Target, trap, or skeet shoot.
(3) Discharge a firearm in a
designated parking area.
History: Am. 6, 2000, Post
3.27 Shooting range trail
vicinity, Barry state game area, Barry county, prohibited conduct.
Order 3.27 A person shall not do
any of the following on or within 450 feet of the access road, commonly
referred to as Shooting range trail, upon state-owned lands in the Barry state
game area, Barry county, being all or portions of section 12, T3N R10W, except
where posted open to such activities:
(1) Target, trap, or skeet shoot.
(2) Discharge a firearm in a
designated parking area.
History: Am. 9, 2001, Post Apr. 1,
2001
3.28 Vicinity of Lanes trail,
Order 3.28 A person shall not do
any of the following on or within 450 feet of the access road, commonly
referred to as Lanes trail, upon state-owned lands in the
(1) Target, trap, or skeet shoot.
(2) Discharge a firearm in a
designated parking area.
History: Am. 10, 2001, Post Apr. 1, 2001
Chapter IV
State Forest Lands
4.1 State forest pathways,
designation by director.
Order 4.1 The following are
designated state forest pathways
(1) In Alger county:
(a) Tyoga
(2) In Alpena county:
(a) Besser bell
(b) Chippewa hills
(c)
(d) Ossineke
(e) Wah Wah Tas See
(3) In Antrim county:
(a)
(b) Warner creek
(4) In Benzie county:
(a) Betsie river
(b)
(c)
(5) In Charlevoix county:
(a) Spring brook
(6) In Cheboygan county:
(a) Inspiration point
(b) Lost tamarack
(c) Wildwood hills
(7) In Chippewa county:
(a) Algonquin
(b) Pine bowl
(8) In Clare county:
(a) Green pine lake
(9) In Crawford county:
(a) Mason tract
(10) In Delta county:
(a) Days river
(b) Days river nature trail
(c) Ninga Aki
(11) In
(a) Gene’s pond
(b) Merriman east
(c) West branch
(12) In Gladwin county:
(a) Trout lake
(13) In Grand Traverse county:
(a) Lost lake
(b)
(c) Sand lakes quiet area
(d) Vasa trail
(14) In Iron county:
(a)
(15) In
(a) Pine forest
(b) Pine valley
(c) Sheep ranch
(d) Silver creek
(16) In Luce county:
(a) Blind sucker
(b) Bodi lake
(c)
(17) In Mackinac county:
(a) Big knob/crow lake
(b) Marsh lake
(c) Peters creek
(d) Switchback ridge
(18) In
(a)
(b) Blueberry ridge
(c) Little Presque isle/Harlow lake
(d) Thunder valley equestrian trail
(19) In Menominee county:
(a)
(20) In
(a) Pine haven
(21) In Montmorency county:
(a) Buttles road
(b) Clear lake/Jackson lake
(22) In Ogemaw county:
(a) Ogemaw hills
(23) In Osceola county:
(a) Osceola
(24) In Otsego county
(a) Big bear lake
(b) Pickerel lake
(c) Pine baron
(d) Shingle mill
(25) In Presque isle:
(a) Black mountain
(b) Ocqueoc falls bicentennial
(c) Sinkhole
(26) In Roscommon county:
(a) Lost twin lakes
(b) Red pine natural area
(c) Tisdal triangle
(27) In Schoolcraft county:
(a)
(b) Gemini lake
(c) Indian lake
(28) In Wexford county:
(a) Cadillac
History Note: Am. 6, 2007, Post
4.1a Repealed. Am. 21, 1997, Post
Sept. 23, 1997
4.2 State forest campgrounds,
designation by director.
Order 4.2 The following are
designated campgrounds:
(1) In Alger county:
(a) Forest lake state forest
campground
(b)
(2) In Alpena county:
(a) Ossineke state forest
campground
(b)
(3) In Antrim county:
(a) Graves crossing state forest
campground
(b) Pinney bridge state forest
campground
(4) In Baraga county:
(a) Beaufort lake state forest campground
(b) Big Eric’s bridge state forest campground
(c)Big lake state forest campground
(d) King lake state forest campground
(5) In Benzie county:
(a) Garey lake trail camp
(b) Grass lake state forest campground
(c)
(d)
(e) Veterans memorial state forest campground
(6) In Cheboygan county:
(a) Black lake state forest campground
(b) Black lake trail camp
(c) Haakwood state forest campground
(d) Maple bay state forest campground
(e) Pine grove state forest campground
(f)
(g) Twin lakes state forest campground
(h) Weber lake state forest campground
(7) In Chippewa county:
(a) Andrus lake state forest
campground
(b) Detour state forest campground
(c)
(d)
(e) Munuscong river state forest
campground
(f) Shelldrake dam State forest
campground
(8) In
(a) Mud lake state forest
campground
(9) In Crawford county:
(a) 4 Mile trail camp
(b) AuSable river state forest
campground and canoe camp
(c)
(d) Canoe harbor state forest
campground and canoe camp
(e)
(f)
(g) Jones lake state forest
campground
(h) Keystone landing state forest
campground
(i)
(j) Manistee river bridge state
forest campground
(k) Rainbow bend state forest
campground and canoe camp
(l) Shupac lake state forest campground
(m) Upper Manistee river state
forest campground and canoe camp
(n) Walsh road equestrian state
forest campground and trail camp
(o) White pine canoe camp
(10) In Delta county:
(a) Portage bay state forest
campground
(11) In
(a) Carney lake state forest
campground
(b) Gene’s pond state forest
campground
(c) West branch state forest
campground
(12) In Gladwin county:
(a) House lake state forest
campground
(d) Trout lake state forest
campground
(13) In Grand Traverse county:
(a) Arbutus lake state forest
campground
(b) Forks state forest campground
(c)
(d)
(e) Scheck’s place state forest
campground
(f) Scheck’s place trail camp
(g) Spring lake state forest
campground
(14) In Houghton county:
(a) Emily lake state forest
campground
(15) In Iosco county:
(a) Van Etten lake state forest
campground
(16) In Iron county
(a) Deer lake state forest
campground
(b) Glidden lake state forest
campground
(c)
(17) In Kalkaska county:
(a) C.C.C. bridge state forest
campground
(b)
(c) Pickerel lake state forest
campground
(d) Rapid river trail camp
(18) In
(a) Bray creek state forest
campground
(b) Carrieville state forest
campground
(c) Leverentz lake state forest
campground
(d)
(e) Silver creek state forest
campground
(19) In Luce county:
(a) Bass lake state forest
campground
(b) Blind sucker no. 1 state forest
campground
(c) Blind sucker no. 2 state forest
campground
(d) Bodi lake state forest
campground
(e) Culhane lake state forest
campground
(f) Headquarters lake state forest
campground
(g) High bridge state forest
campground
(h)
(i)
(j) Mouth of two hearted river
state forest campground
(k) Natalie state forest campground
(l) Perch lake state forest
campground
(m) Pike lake state forest
campground
(n) Pretty lake state forest
campground
(o) Reed & Green bridge state
forest campground
(20) In Mackinac county:
(a) Big knob state forest
campground
(b)
(c) Garnet lake state forest
campground
(d) Hog island point state forest
campground
(e) Little brevort lake north state
forest campground
(f) Little brevort lake south state
forest campground
(g) Milakokia lake state forest
campground
(h) South Manistique lake state
forest campground
(21) In Manistee county:
(a) Healy lake state forest
campground
(22) In
(a)
(b) Bass lake state forest
campground
(c) Escanaba river state forest
campground
(d) Little lake state forest
campground
(e) Horseshoe lake state forest
campground
(g) Little Presque isle cabins
(h) Pike lake state forest
campground
(i) Squaw lake state forest
campground
(23) In Menominee county:
(a)
(24) In
(a) Black creek state forest
campground
(25) Missaukee county:
(a) Goose lake state forest
campground
(b)
(c)
(d) Long lake state forest
campground
(e) Reedsburg dam state forest
campground
(26) In Montmorency county:
(a) Avery lake state forest
campground
(b) Big oaks state forest
campground
(c) Ess lake state forest
campground
(d)
(e) Little wolf lake state forest
campground
(f) Town corner state forest
campground
(27) In Ogemaw county:
(a) Ambrose lake state forest
campground
(28) In Osceola county
(a)
(29) In Oscoda county:
(a) McCollum lake state forest
campground
(b) Mio pond state forest
campground and group camp
(c) Muskrat lake state forest
campground
(d) Parmalee bridge state forest
campground and canoe camp
(30) In Otsego county:
(a) Big bear lake state forest
campground
(b) Big bear pointe state forest
campground
(c) Elk hill equestrian state
forest campground and trail camp
(d) Johnson’s crossing trail camp
(e)
(f) Pickerel lake state forest
campground
(g) Pigeon bridge state forest
campground
(h) Pigeon river state forest
campground
(i) Round lake state forest
campground
(31) In Presque isle county:
(a) Ocqueoc falls state forest
campground
(b) Shoepac lake state forest
campground
(c) Tomahawk creek flooding state
forest campground
(d) Tomahawk lake state forest
campground
(32) In Roscommon county:
(a) Houghton lake state forest
campground
(33) In Schoolcraft county:
(a) Canoe lake state forest
campground
(b) Cusino lake state forest
campground
(c) East branch of
(d)
(e) Mead creek state forest
campground
(f) Merwin creek state forest
campground
(g) North Gemini lake state forest
campground
(h) Ross lake state forest
campground
(i) South Gemini lake state forest
campground
(34) In Wexford county:
(a) Baxter bridge state forest
campground
(b) Long lake state forest
campground
(c) Old U.S.-131 state forest
campground
History: Iss.
4.3
Closed state forest campgrounds, camping prohibited.
Order 4.3 The following designated
state forest campgrounds are closed. A
person shall not camp within the following designated state forest campgrounds:
(1) In Alger county:
(a) Laughing whitefish, section 35,
T48N R22W.
(2) In Alpena county:
(a)
(3) In Cheboygan county:
(a) Twin lakes, section 2, T36N
R1E.
(4) In Chippewa county:
(a) Shelldrake dam, section 21,
T50N R6W.
(5) In Clare county:
(a) Pike lake, section 27, T18N
R6W.
(b)
(6) In
(a) Lower dam, section 27, T44N
R27W.
(b) West branch, section 25, T44N
R28W.
(7) In Grand Traverse county:
(a) Forks, section 4, T26N, R9W.
(8) In Iron county:
(a)
(9) In Luce county:
(a) Headquarters lake, section 19,
T49N R10W.
(b) Two hearted river canoe camp,
section 22, T49N R10W.
(10) In Mackinac county:
(a)
(b) Little Brevort lake south,
Section 24, T42N, R6W.
(11) In
(a) Escanaba river, section 32,
T43N R24W.
(b) Horseshoe lake, section 22,
T45N R30W.
(c) Pike lake, section 28, T45N
R26W.
(d) Porterfield, section 19, T45N
R29W.
(e) South horseshoe, section 22,
T45N R30W.
(f) Witbeck rapids, section 18,
T45N R29W.
(12) In Missaukee county:
(a) Dyer lake, section 14, T21N
R6W.
(13) In Montmorency county:
(a) Big oaks, section 9, T29N R2E.
(b)
(14) In Ogemaw county:
(a) Rifle river, section 27, T23N
R3E.
(15) In Oscoda county:
(a) Muskrat lake, section 7, T27N
R2E.
(16) In Otsego county:
(a)
(17) In Wexford county:
(a) Clam
river trail camp, section 23, T22N R9W.
History: Iss.
4.4 Prohibited uses within and
surrounding state forest campgrounds:
Order 4.4 A person shall not do the
following on state-owned lands:
(1) Camp on lands beginning at the
boundaries of a state forest campground and extending outward therefrom for not
more than 1 mile, as posted.
(2) Camp with a horse in a state forest
campground unless it has been designated as an Equestrian State Forest
Campground or a Trail Camp.
(a) The number of horses camping
at an Equestrian State Forest Campground or Trail Camp shall not exceed 4 per
campsite.
History: Iss.
4.4a Repealed. Am. 8, 2002, Apr.
13, 2002
Publisher’s Note: The repealed order pertained to the payment
of fees at forest campgrounds.
4.5 Certain state-owned lands,
Alcona and Iosco counties; vehicle use prohibited, exception.
Order 4.5 A person shall not do the
following on certain state-owned lands within sections 30 and 31, 25N R8E,
Alcona county, and within sections 6, 7, and 18, T24N R8E, Iosco county, those
lands being the power line right-of-way along the approximate west border of
the sections and lying between the north section line of section 30, T25N R8E,
and the south section line of section 18, T24N R8E:
(1) Operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle except for otherwise lawful operation upon a designated trail,
designated route or designated area.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.6 Certain state-owned lands,
Alger county, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.6 A person shall not do the
following on state-owned lands within the SE¼ of the SE¼ of section 10, T45N
R21W, and the NE¼ of the NW¼ and the NW¼ of the NE¼ of section 35, T45N R21W,
Alger county:
(1) Operate a motorized vehicle,
except under a written permit issued by the area forest manager or area forest
manager's authorized representative.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.7 Certain state-owned lands,
Alpena county, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.7 A person shall not do any
of the following upon the described state-owned lands, Alpena county:
(1) Operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle within sections 20, 21, 28 and 29, T29N R9E, Alpena county, an area
known as the Wade property, except when the gates are open and the roads and
trails may otherwise be used lawfully by such vehicles.
(2) Operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle within sections 21, 28 and 33, T30N R6E, Alpena county, as posted.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
6, 1997, Post May 9, 1997.
4.7a Devil's lake snowmobile
trail, Alpena county, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.7a A person shall not use a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon the devil's lake snowmobile trail located in the
following described sections whenever snow depths exceed 4 inches:
(1) Sections 2, 11, 12, and 13,
T30N R7E, Alpena county;
(2) Sections 6, through 9, 16,
through 21, 28 through 30, and 33, T30N R8E, Alpena county;
(3) Sections 25, 26, 27, 34, and
36, T31N R7E, Alpena county;
(4) Section 31, T31N R8E, Alpena
county;
History: Am. 5, 1994, Post Apr. 1,
1994.
4.8
Order 4.8 A person shall not do any
of the following on state-owned lands lying within an area bounded on the west
by highway M-66, on the north by highway M-32, on the east by highway US-131,
and on the south by Alba highway in an area known as the
(1) Operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle except for otherwise lawful operation upon a designated trail,
designated route or designated area.
(2) Camp in other than a designated
camping site.
(3) Launch a canoe from state
forest land into the Jordan river upstream of graves crossing in section 32,
T31N R6W, Antrim county, to the origin of the
(4) Operate a snowmobile:
(a) Off established one- and
two-track forest trail roads (cross country).
(b) On established one- and
two-track forest trail roads unless snow covered.
(c) On a pathway (non-motorized)
marked and developed for cross country skiing, hiking, or snowshoeing.
(5) Operate a bicycle on the
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
6, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995
4.9 DeWard tract, Antrim,
Kalkaska, Crawford and Otsego counties, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.9 (1) A person shall not do
any of the following upon state-owned lands within that area known as the
DeWard tract, Antrim, Kalkaska, Crawford and Otsego counties, which is an area
bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Cameron bridge road and
Manistee road then northerly on Manistee road to Mancelona road, westerly on
Mancelona road to the county line common to Otsego and Antrim counties,
westerly on Manistee River road to lake Harold road, southerly on lake Harold
road to Blue lake road; southerly on Blue lake road to the county line common
to Antrim and Kalkaska counties, southerly on DeWard road to Cameron bridge
road, then easterly on Cameron bridge road to the point of beginning:
(a) Operate a motorized vehicle
except for otherwise lawful operation upon a designated trail, designated route
or designated area.
(b) Camp more than 50 feet from a
road open to motorized vehicle use.
(2) This order shall not apply to
vehicles used by the State of
History: Iss.
4.9a Certain state-owned lands,
Arenac county, motorized vehicles prohibited.
Order 4.9a (1) A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle in any part of section 3, T19N R5E, Arenac county,
lying south and west of Tyler Plains road.
(2) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle on state-owned lands located between I-75 and Wells
creek in sections 28, 29, 32 and 33, T20N R3E, Arenac county.
History: Am. 19, 1996, Posted Sept.
1, 1996; Am. 23, 1996, Posted Dec. 19, 1996; Am. 14, 2001, Posted July 14,
2001; Am. 5, 2002, Post May 11, 2002.
4.10 Certain state-owned lands,
Benzie county, use or occupancy prohibited at certain times.
Order 4.10 A person shall not use
or occupy the following described state-owned lands in Benzie county between
the hours of
(1)
(2) US-31 parking lot located
within section 2, T25N R15W.
(3) Grace road parking lot located
within section 34, T26N R15W.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.11 Certain state-owned lands,
Benzie county, wheeled motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.11 (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle upon the forest road traversing southwest
to northeast from the S½ of section 21 through section 22, T25N R13W; and the
forest road traversing the NE¼ of section 22 and into the SE¼ of section 15,
T25N R13W, within an area commonly referred to as the Wallin swamp.
(2) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon state-owned lands of the W½ of the SW¼, and the
E½ of the SW¼ containing government lots 3 and 4, and the S½ of the SE¼
containing government lots 3 and 4, section 6, T27N R13W, and the N½ of the NW¼
and the NW¼ of the NE¼ of section 7, T27N R13W.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.12 Certain state-owned lands,
Charlevoix county, wheeled motorized vehicles, camping, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.12 (1) A person shall not
camp on the following described state-owned lands, Charlevoix county:
(a) The NE¼ of the SE¼ of section
l0, T33N R6W, and the W½ of section 11, T33N R6W.
(b) Those lands lying north of
county road 626 in section 19, T32N, R5W.
(2) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle except for otherwise lawful operation upon a
designated trail, designated route or designated area on state-owned lands of
the E½ of the SE¼ and the SE¼ of the NE¼ of section 36, T33N R4W.
(3) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle upon the E½ of the E¼ of section 16, any part of section 21,
the N½ of section 28, and the NW¼ of section 33, T33N R4W.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.13
Certain state-owned lands, Cheboygan county, camping, wheeled motorized
vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.13 A person shall not do
any of the following on the described state-owned lands, Cheboygan county.
(1) Camp or use wheeled motorized vehicles,
except on the marked and designated
(2) Operate a motorized vehicle which is greater
than 50 inches in width on the posted scramble area in sections 1 and 12, T36N
R1E.
(3) Enter, use, or occupy including operate a
wheeled, motorized vehicle on the closed forest road located in the NE1/4 of
the NE1/4 of section 11, T36N R1E.
(4) Operate a wheeled motorized vehicle,
except for those properly registered under 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 et seq., on
land 100’ to either side of the extension of Eisen trail from the campground
gate then west to the end of state land within the S1/2 of the NW1/4, section
24, T36N R1E, commonly known as the lower unit of black lake state forest
campground.
(5) Operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle, on the closed forest roads located in sections 9, 10, 15 and 16, T35N
R10W, on the property known as Lee grand ranch.
History: Iss.
4.14 Certain state-owned lands,
Chippewa county, entry, camping, vehicle use, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.14 A person shall not do
any of the following upon the described state-owned lands,
(1) A person shall not enter upon
the state-owned lands of lot 5 within the SW¼ of section 32, T51N R5W, Chippewa
county, between April 1 and June 15.
(2) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle upon the state-owned lands south of Farm Truck road within
sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, and 15, T49N R7W, west of Farm Truck road within
section 13, T49N R7W, west of highway M-123 within sections 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, and 23, T49N R7W, north of highway M-123 and west of Farm Truck road
within section 24, T49N R7W, within the NW¼ of section 29, and within the N½ of
section 30, T49N R7W.
(3) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle, except motorcycles, ATVs and snowmobiles, upon the Soo to
Raco snowmobile trail located in sections 10, 11, 15, 21, 29, 31 and 32, T47N
R1W, section 36, T47N R2W, sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, T46N R2W, and sections 11,
12, 14, 15, 16 and 17, T46N R3W.
(4) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle within sections 13, 23, and 24, T44N R1E, Chippewa
county, an area known as the Munuscong refuge, commencing easterly from the
gate at the approximate section line between sections 13 and 14, at the east
end of the campground road along the south bank of the Munuscong river, and
southerly from the gate on the approximate section line between sections 14 and
15 south side of 21 Mile road, one mile east of Riverside drive.
(5) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle within sections 13, 23, and 24, T44N R1E, Chippewa
county, as posted.
(6) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle on the existing trail, located on state-owned land, along the
section line between sections 8 and 17 and sections 16 and 9, then northward
through sections 9 and 8 and westward through sections 5 and 6, T44N R1E,
except for department management purposes.
(7) A person shall not camp, build fires or
leave unattended a motorized vehicle or moored boat on state-owned property
known as Raber dock within section 28, T43N, R3E, Chippewa county.
(8) A person shall not camp within
state-owned lands on
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
4, 1994, Post Apr. 1, 1994; Am. 5, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995; Am. 14, 1999, Post
Sept. 10, 1999; Am. 1, 2001, Post Feb 10, 2001; Am. 6, 2007, Post May 11, 2007.
4.15 Certain state-owned lands,
Clare county, wheeled motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.15 A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle except for otherwise lawful operation upon
a designated trail, designated route or designated area, on state-owned lands
of the A.N.R. pipeline right-of-way located in N½ of the SE¼ and the SW¼ of the
SE¼ and the S½ of the SW¼ of section 33, the S½ of the NE¼ and the SE¼ of the
NW¼ and the N½ of the SW¼ of section 34, and the N½ of the NE¼ and the NE¼ of
the NW¼ and the S½ of the NW¼ of section 35, T18N R6W, Clare county.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.16 Certain state-owned lands,
Crawford county, motorized vehicles, camping, entry, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.16 (1) A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle upon the state-owned lands within the S½ of the SE¼
of section 10, the W½ of the SW¼ of the SW¼ of section 11, the N½ of the NE¼ of
section 15, and the W½ of the NW¼ of the NW¼ of section 14, T27N R4W.
(2) A person shall not camp or use
a motorized vehicle within the S½ of the SE¼ of section 30 and the N½ of the N½
of the NE¼ of section 31, T27N R1W, also known as the Crawford county red pine
tract.
(3) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon state-owned lake shore and hills surrounding
Duck lake within the NW¼ of the NE¼ and the N½ of the SW¼ of the NE¼ of section
9, T27N R2W. This prohibition shall not
apply to otherwise lawful operation upon a designated trail or designated route
in this area.
(4) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon state-owned lake shore and hills surrounding Big
frog lake and Little frog lake within the W½ of the SW¼ of section 5, T27N
R2W. This prohibition shall not apply to
lawful use of a designated trail or designated route in this area.
(5) A person shall not do any of
the following on state forest lands bordering the Au Sable river in the South
branch Au Sable river area, known as the Mason tract, being all or portions of
sections 29, 31 and 32, T26N R1W; sections 6, 7, and 18, T25N R1W; and sections
13, 14, 22 and 23, T25N R2W:
(a) Camp, except in designated
campgrounds.
(b) Operate bicycles on the Mason
tract hiking & skiing pathway.
(6) A person shall not enter
certain state-owned military lands, commonly referred to as the range 40
complex, being all or portions of sections 3 through 10 and sections 16 through
20, T28N R2W; sections 1, 12, 13, and 24, T28N R3W; section 32, T26N R4W, and
sections 5 through 8, T25N R4W, Crawford county.
(7) A person shall not enter the
state-owned military range 30 lands, being all or portions of sections 17
through 20, 29 and 30, T27N R2W, and sections 13, 23 through 27, 34, 35, and
36, T27N R3W.
(8) A person shall not camp within
1/4 mile of the big creek impoundment located in sections 24 and 25, T28N R1W.
(9) A person shall not possess a
dog or allow a dog to enter upon either the land or water area of the
state-owned shoreline located upon the
south shore of Lake Margrethe, camp Grayling maneuver training center, T26N
R4W, Crawford county.
History: Iss.
4.16a Certain state-owned lands,
Delta county, wheeled motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.16a A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle upon mile 21 road as gated or otherwise
blocked within sections 4 and 5, T41N R24W, Delta county, without written
permission issued by the department.
History: Am. 12, 1997, Post May 9,
1997.
4.17
Certain state-owned lands,
Order 4.17 (1) A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle, from April 1 through November 30, without a
written permit issued by the department on the following described state-owned
lands,
(a) Trail numbers 1 through 4
located in sections 6 and 7, T44N R27W, and in sections 1, 2, and 12, T44N
R28W.
(b) Trail numbers 5 and 6 located
in sections 30 and 31, T41N R29W, and section 36, T41N R30W.
(c) Trail numbers 11 through 13
located in sections 23, 24, and 26, T40N R29W, and section 20, T41N R28W.
(d) Trail numbers 16 and 17 located
in section 19, T44N R29W, and section 24, T44N R30W.
(e) Trail number 18 located in
section 21, T42N R27W.
(f) Lake Antoine, grade, snowmobile
trail - that part lying and extending north of the sturgeon river in section
13, T39N R29W, and that part lying in sections 2, 3, 11, and 12 T39N R29W, and
lying east of the north-south county road in the center of the section 4, T39N
R29W.
(2) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle except for otherwise lawful operation upon a
designated trail or designated route within the following described state-owned
lands:
(a) The S½ of the NW¼ and the N½ of
the NE¼ of section 5 and the W½ of the NE¼ and the SE¼ of the SE¼ of section 6,
T41N R29W.
(b) The S½ of the SW¼ of section 6,
T42N R28W.
(3) A person shall not use or
possess firearms, subject to section 504, subsection (3), of Part 5, as
amended, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 324.504,
within the NW¼ of the NW¼ of section 7, T39N R28W.
History: Iss.
4.18 Felch grade snowmobile
trail, Dickinson, Menominee and Delta counties, prohibited conduct, exceptions.
Order 4.18 A person shall not use a
motorized vehicle, except a snowmobile or snowmobile grooming equipment during
that portion of the year when snow depths exceed four inches, on the Felch
grade snowmobile trail, being all or portions of:
(1) Sections 33, 34 and 35, T42N
R28W; sections 1, 2, and 12, T41N R28W; and sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15,
and 24, T41N R27W, Dickinson county.
(2) Sections 19, 20, 28, 29, 34 and
35, T41N R26W; sections 2, 3, 4, 11, 12 and 13, T40N R26W; sections 18, 19, 20,
28, 29, 33, and 34, T40N R25W; and sections 2, 3, 11, 12 and 13, T39N R25W,
Menominee county.
(3) Sections 18, 19, 20, 25, 26,
28 and 29, T39N R24W, and sections 19, 20 and 30, T39N R23W, Delta county.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.19 Certain state-owned lands,
Emmet county, camping, motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.19 (1) A person shall not
camp, except in designated campgrounds, upon state-owned lands within sections
7, 18, 19, and 30, T38N R5W, and sections 13, 24, 25, and 36, T38N R6W, Emmet
county.
(2) A person shall not do any of
the following within the state-owned lands of sections 22, 23, 26, and 27, T39N
R4W, Emmet county:
(a) Operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle except for otherwise lawful operation upon a designated trail,
designated route or designated area.
(b) Camp, except within the marked
campsites lying west of the county road in the S¾ of the W½ of section 23.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.19a Certain state-owned lands,
Gladwin county, motorized vehicles, motorized vessels, ride a horse, bicycles,
camping, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.19a (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle on state-owned lands within sections 3- 10,
and 16-18, T20N R2W, Gladwin county, at a speed in excess of 15 mph within
designated campgrounds or in excess of 25 mph outside of designated
campgrounds.
(2) A person shall not launch a
motorized vessel upon House lake within section 8, T20N R2W, nor upon Trout
lake or Hoister lake within sections 8 and 9, T20N R2W, Gladwin county, unless
the vessel is powered exclusively by electric motor.
(3) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon the following described state-owned lands,
Gladwin county:
(a) North of the Molasses river
within sections 27 and 28, or within the NW ¼ or the N ½ of the SW ¼ of section
27, T18N R2E.
(b) Within sections 3 and 10, T18N
R1E and within section 34, T19N R1E from January 16 to September 14.
(4) A person shall not do any of
the following on state-owned lands of the Gladwin field trial area, being all
or portions of sections 3-10, T20N R2W, Gladwin county:
(a) Ride a horse on the area,
including roads and trails, unless designated open to horseback use or
specifically associated with a department authorized field dog trial event or
activity.
(b) Operate a bicycle of any kind
on the area, including roads and trails, unless designated open to bicycle use.
(c) Operate a motorized vehicle, on
any forest trail or road, within the above specified location, that has been
closed by berms, gates, or formal posting.
(d) Camp from April 1 through
October 31 except in a designated campground.
History: Iss. Am. 10, 2002, Eff.
Feb. 1, 2003.
4.20 Certain state-owned lands,
Gladwin and Arenac counties, camping, motorized vehicles, vessels, prohibited
conduct.
Order 4.20 (1) The lame duck foot
access area shall be those state-owned lands in sections 16, 20-29, and 32-36,
T20N R2E, and sections 1-5, 8, 9, and 12, T19N R2E, Gladwin county, and
sections 19, 30 and 31, T20N R3E, and sections 6 and 7, T19N R3E, Arenac
county. Except as otherwise provided in
this subsection, a person shall not do any of the following within the lame
duck foot access area:
(a) Enter or remain upon the area
except by exclusive use of human-foot travel including cross-country skiing,
hiking and snowshoeing. Cycling and
other mechanically assisted land travel is prohibited.
(b) Launch a motorized vessel.
(c) This subsection shall not
prohibit the operation of vehicles registered under the Michigan vehicle code,
Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being sections 257.1 to 257.923 of the
Michigan Compiled Laws upon roads under the jurisdiction of the county or upon
roads, parking and camping areas designated open to registered vehicles and
under the jurisdiction of the state; a vehicle used for military, fire,
emergency, or law enforcement purposes; a single axle cart propelled
exclusively by human power; a vessel being operated upon the Tittabawassee
river; department vehicles operated in the performance of official duties; or
vehicles used for utility work, logging, gas or mineral exploration or
extraction when such utility work, logging, exploration or extraction has been authorized
by the department.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
5, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995; Am. 20, 1997, Post Sept. 19, 1997; Am. 7, 1998,
Posted July 15, 1998; Am. 13, 2001, Posted July 15, 2001; Am. 10, 2002, Eff.
Feb. 1, 2003.
4.21 Certain state-owned lands,
Grand Traverse county, camping, motorized vehicles, dogs on groomed pathways,
prohibited conduct.
Order 4.21 (1) A person shall not
camp upon, use or occupy spider lake state forest campground, section 10, T26N
R10W, Grand Traverse county, between the hours of 11 p.m. and 4 a.m.
(2) A person shall not camp, except
with written permit from the forest management division, on any state-owned
lands lying south and east of the Boardman river in the W½ of the NE¼ and E½ of
the NW¼ of section 8, T26N R9W, Grand Traverse county.
(3) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon the trail road running east from the center of
sections 14 and 23, T27N R9W, to roots lake, or upon state-owned lands of the
NE¼ of the SW¼ of section 35, T27N R9W, Grand Traverse county.
(4) A person shall not camp or use
a motorized vehicle on any state-owned lands lying north of the Boardman river
within the SW¼ of the NW¼ of section 13, T26N R11W, Grand Traverse county.
(5) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle on state-owned lands lying south of Supply road and
west of the north-south pipeline line in the W½ of the SW¼ of section 33, or
within section 32, T27N R9W, Grand Traverse county.
(6) Subsection (5) shall not
prohibit otherwise lawful use of the Boardman valley snowmobile trail by
motorized vehicles.
(7) A person shall not possess or
allow a dog upon the state forest designated and groomed Muncie lakes and VASA
cross country ski pathways, Grand Traverse County, from December 1 to April 15
unless the dog is a hunting dog or guide dog being used by a licensed hunter or
handicapped person for that purpose.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
5, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995; Am. 1, 1996, Post Jan. 1, 1996.
4.21a Certain state-owned lands,
Houghton county, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.21a (1) A person shall not
enter, use or occupy the following lands unless authorized by the Baraga
management unit manager:
(a) State-owned lands in the
vicinity of Elevenmile lake, consisting of the SE¼ of the NW¼ of the SE ¼ and the
NE¼ of the SW¼ of the SE¼ of section 2, T53N R35W, Houghton county, from April
15 through September 9.
(2) State-owned lands within the 760-foot fenced and gated
portions of the former Copper range railroad grade and the former Hancock and
History: Am. 4, 2002, Post
4.22 Certain state-owned lands,
Iosco county, motorized vehicles, entry, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.22 (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle except for otherwise lawful operation upon
a designated trail or designated route within the power line right-of-way lying
between the northeast corner of the NW¼ of the NW¼ of section 11 and Bissonette
road in section 26 and being within sections 11, 14, 23, and 26, T24N R8E,
Iosco county.
(2) A person shall not enter upon
the power line right-of-way within the SW¼ of the NW¼ and NW¼ of the SW¼ of
section 11, T24N R8E. This subsection is
provided to allow vegetative regeneration of the restored site.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.23
Certain state-owned lands, Iron county, motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.23 (1) A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle upon trail number 7 in section 36, T42N R32W, from
April 1 through November 30, without a written permit issued by the department.
(2) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle from April 1 through November 30 upon trail numbers 19
through 23 located in sections 14 and 19, T43N R31W; section 24, T42N R31W;
section 31, T45N R32W; and section 35, T44N R31W, without a written permit
issued by the department.
(3) A person shall not enter, use
or occupy, including operate a motorized vehicle, on what is commonly referred
to as the camp one road within the S1/2 of the NE1/4, Section 9, T45N R31W,
without a written permit issued by the department.
History: Iss.
4.24 Certain state-owned lands,
Kalkaska and Antrim counties, motorized vehicles, camping, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.24 (1) A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle upon any of the following described state-owned
lands:
(a) The Skegemog
(b) The N½ of section 4, T28N R7W.
(c) Those portions of the SE¼ of
section 10, T25N R5W, as posted.
(2) A person shall not camp on
state-owned lands in:
(a) The NE¼ of the SE¼ of the NE¼
of section 31, T27N R5W.
(b) Those portions of sections
17-21, 28-30, 32 and 33, T28N R8W, which are a part of the Skegemog lake WA.
(3) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle, except for otherwise lawful operation upon a
designated trail, designated route or designated area, within the following
state-owned lands, Kalkaska and Antrim counties:
(a) The N½ of the SE¼ of section 9,
T27N R7W.
(b) The S½ of the SW¼, the NE¼ of
the SW¼, the NE¼ of the SE¼, and the S½ of the SE¼, except the SE¼ of the SE¼
of the SE¼, of section 12, T28N R6W.
(c) The
(d) The
(e) The SW ¼ of the NW ¼ and the NW ¼ of the SW ¼ of section 32, T25N R6W.
(f) The SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of section 25, the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ of section 26 and the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of section 35, T27N R8W.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
5, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995; Am. 10, 1996, Post Apr. 1, 1996; Am. 2, 1998, Post
Apr. 1, 1998.
4.25 Sand lakes quiet area,
Kalkaska and Grand Traverse counties, prohibited conduct, exception.
Order 4.25 (1) A person shall not
use a motorized vehicle or launch a watercraft with a motor within state-owned
lands of the Sand lakes quiet area, Kalkaska and Grand Traverse counties, being
that area west of County road and south of Island Lake road in section 19, T27N
R8W; west of County road and north of River road in section 30, T27N R8W; that
part of the S½ of the SE¼ which is south of County road in section 13; that
part of the E½ which is south of County road and the SW¼ of section 23, that
portion south of County road in section 24; that part north of River road in
section 25; that portion east of Broomhead road in section 26; and that portion
east of Broomhead road and north of River road in section 35, T27N R9W, being
approximately 2,975 acres.
(2) This section shall not
prohibit a motorized vehicle from being used to enter and depart from the
Guernsey lake state forest campground by way of the campground entrance road
off County road in section 19, T27N R8W; and boat motors used on
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.26 Certain state-owned lands,
Order 4.26 (1) A person shall not
swim, dive, or moor a boat along the public fishing dock at the big Leverentz
lake state forest campground in section 36, T16N R13W, Lake county.
(2) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle except for otherwise lawful operation upon a
designated trail or designated route within state-owned lands in the NW¼ of the
SE¼ of section 11, T20N R12W; the SW¼ of the SW¼ of section 18, T18N R11W; and
the NW¼ of the NW¼ of section 30, T18N R11W,
(3) A person shall not camp or
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle within the N½ of the NE¼ of section 4, T19N
R11W, and the S½ of the SE¼ of section 33, T20N R11W,
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.26a Pere Marquette state trail,
Lake, Osceola and Clare counties, motorized vehicles, except snowmobiles,
prohibited conduct.
Order 4.26a A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle; except a snowmobile; upon the following
state-owned lands of the Pere Marquette state trail,
(1) The abandoned CSX railroad
right-of-way beginning just east of the Tobacco river in the NW1/4 of the NW1/4
of section 33, T17N R4W, Clare county, then westerly to the west end of the
bridge over the Muskegon river in the city of Evart in the SW1/4 of the SE1/4
of section 34, T18N R8W, Osceola county.
(2) The abandoned CSX railroad
right-of-way beginning at 110th Avenue, being the section line between sections
5 and 6, T17N R8W, Osceola county, then westerly and ending at Maple street in
the village of Baldwin in section 3, T17N R13W, Lake county.
History: Iss. Dec. 14, 1993; Am.
26, 1994, Dec. 14, 1994.
4.27
Certain state-owned lands, Luce county, camping, motorized vehicles, prohibited
activities.
Order 4.27 (1) A person shall not
camp in the parking lot near the mouth of the blind sucker river located in the
NW¼ of the NW ¼ of section 4, T49N R11W, Luce county.
(2) A person shall not camp at
Manistique lake in section 29, T45N R12W, Luce county.
(3) A person shall not camp within
400 feet of the two hearted river and its tributaries within the following
described locations except at designated state forest campgrounds:
(a) The north branch of the two
hearted river from the southwest corner of section 34, T49N R12W, then
southeasterly through T48N R12W and T48N R11W to the mainstream of the two
hearted river.
(b) The west branch of the two
hearted river from the west side of section 11, T48N R12W, easterly through
T48N R12W to the confluence of the south branch of the two hearted river in
section 9, T48N R11W.
(c) The south branch of the two
hearted river from the southeast portion of section 33, T48N R11W, northerly to
the west branch of the two hearted river.
(d) The east branch of the two
hearted river from the south side of section 32, T49N R9W, northerly to the
mainstream of the two hearted river.
(e) Dawson creek from section 24,
T48N R11W, easterly through the northeast portion of section 20, T48N R10W,
northerly through T48N R10W to its confluence with the mainstream of the two
hearted river in section 29, T49N R10W.
(f) The mainstream of the two
hearted river from confluence of the south branch of the two hearted river and
the west branch of the two hearted river in section 9, T48N R11W, through the
southeast portion of T49N R11W, northeasterly through T49N R10W, through the
northwest portion of T49N R9W, and through T50N R9W to Lake Superior.
(4) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle on the forest road in section 3, T49N R11W, from
(5) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle on the forest road located in the E½ of section 33 and
section 34, T49N R11W, as posted.
(6) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle upon state-owned lands in sections 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 15,
16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (except the SE¼ of section 25), 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, and
35 (except the SE¼ of section 35), T49N R8W.
(7) A person shall not camp upon state-owned
lands in section 16, and the north ½ of section 21, T46N, R9W, Luce county.
(8) A person shall not enter, use
or occupy including operating a motorized vehicle on the closed forest road
located in section 13, T47N R09W SW ¼ of NE ¼, where the bridge crosses the
north branch of Murphy creek.
History: Iss.
4.28 Certain state-owned lands,
Mackinac county, wheeled motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.28 (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle upon the state-owned forest road connecting
Gould city park to Scott point. The department shall close this forest road
where it leaves the
(2) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle on state-owned lands of the Lakehead oil pipeline,
the
(3) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle on any road that has been closed, gated or bermed on
state-owned lands known as Simmons woods unless authorized by the Sault Ste
Marie management unit manager. Simmons
woods is located on state-owned lands in section 35, T43N R11W, and sections 1,
2, 10 to 16, 21 to 28, and 33 to 36, T42N R11W, Mackinac county.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
5, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995; Am. 6, 2002, Post Apr. 13, 2002
4.29 Certain state-owned lands,
Manistee county, wheeled motorized vehicles, camping and ground fires,
prohibited conduct.
Order 4.29 (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle on state-owned lands, except for otherwise
lawful operation upon a designated trail, designated route or designated area,
within the S½ of the SE¼ of section 19, T24N R14W, Manistee county.
(2) For the purposes of this
order, the little Manistee weir property means that portion of the NE¼ of the
NW¼ lying south of the little Manistee river and north of old Stronach road and
that portion of the N½ of the N½ of the SE¼ of the NW¼ lying south of the
little Manistee river and north of old Stronach road, section 25, T21N R16W,
Manistee county. A person shall not camp or establish or tend a bonfire,
campfire or other ground fire in the little Manistee weir property from
February 1 through August 15. The purpose of this order is to protect nesting
bald eagles.
History: Iss.
4.30
Certain state-owned lands, Marquette and Alger counties, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.30 (1) A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle upon state-owned lands within the following
portions of
(a) The SE¼ of the NE¼ and the NE¼
of the SE¼ of section 33, and the N½ of the SW¼ and the E½ of the NW¼ of
section 34, T45N R28W.
(b) Those lands lying south of
county road 480 and east of county road 553 in section 22, the W½ of section
23, the NW¼ of section 26, and section 27, T47N, R25W and on the designated
pathway known as Thunder valley equestrian trail in the S½ of section 26, W½ of
the SE¼ of section 25, and section 36 of T47N, R25W. In addition, no overnight camping is allowed
in the Thunder valley equestrian trail parking lot.
(2) A person shall not camp within
the east Anderson lake state forest campground area, being all or portions of
section 12, T44N R26W; that part of the S½ of the SE¼ of section 12, T44N R26W,
lying southerly and easterly of Anderson lake; the NE¼ of the NE¼ of section
13, T44N R26W; and the NW¼ of the NW¼ of section 18, T44N R25W, Marquette
county.
(3) A person shall not do any of
the following on the Blueberry ridge pathway located upon state-owned lands
within sections 22, 23, 26, 27, T47N, R25W,
(a)
Possess a dog from November 15 to April 15.
(b)
Possess a horse or other riding or pack animal or bike.
(4) A person shall not do any of the following
on the little Presque isle property in sections 17 to 20, and 29 to 32, T49N
R25W, and sections 13, 24, 25 and 36, T49N R26W,
(a) Launch or attempt to launch a
vessel equipped with an inboard or outboard motor, except an electric motor,
onto the waters of
(b) Target shoot with a firearm or
bow.
(c) Operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle or snowmobile except upon a forest road.
(d) Have an open fire, except fires
are allowed in a self contained cooking unit or in a fire ring or grill in a
designated campsite or day use area west of county road 550.
(e) Use a glass container except in
a designated camping area.
(f) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage east of county road 550.
(g) Allow a pet to be unleashed
within a designated quiet or designated day use area.
(h) Camp within 1 mile of a
campground, rustic cabin, day use area or boat launching site, or camp east of
county road 550.
(i) Use a mountain bicycle, except
on an abandoned railroad right-of-way, forest road or designated trail.
(j) Use or operate a loud speaker,
public address system, or other sound amplifying equipment without written
permission of the department. Permission
shall not be granted if such system is capable of interfering with the use and
enjoyment of the quiet area by other persons.
(k) Operate a motor, motor vehicle,
radio, television or any device in a manner that produces excessive noise.
(5) A person shall not camp upon or
within 100 feet of the little garlic parking lot in the SE¼ of the NW¼ of
section 3, T49N R26W,
(6) The
(a) Operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle between the intersection of the trail with
(b) Operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle which is greater than 50” in width between the intersection of the
trail with Casino road in the SE¼ of the NE¼ of section 12, T47N R24W,
Marquette county and the intersection of the trail with a north-south electric
transmission line in the NE¼ of the SW¼ of section 17, T46N R19W, Alger county.
(c) Operate a snowmobile at a speed
greater than 35 miles per hour as posted, commencing where the trail intersects
the west line of the NW ¼ of NW ¼ of section 6, T47N, R24W, or starting from
the westerly end point behind the Michigan department of transportation welcome
center in Harvey to an easterly end point 0.4 miles east of Chocolay downs
road.
(d) This order shall not apply to
vehicles used by the state of
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
10, 1993, Post Dec. 15, 1993; Am. 18, 1994, Post Sept. 1, 1994; Am. 20, Post
Sept. 1, 1996; Am. 5, 1997, Post May 9, 1997; Am. 7, 2003, Post May 28, 2003;
Am. 5, 2004, Post June 5, 2004; Am. 8, 2005, Post Aug. 23, 2005; Am1, 2006,
Post Jan. 12, 2006; Am. 12, 2007, Post Oct. 5, 2007.
4.31
Certain state-owned lands, Menominee county, motorized vehicles, prohibited
conduct.
Order 4.31 (1) A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle, without a written permit issued by the department,
from April 1 through November 30 upon:
(a) Trail numbers 8 through 10
lying within sections 22, 26, and 27, T36N R28W; section 6, T35N R25W; and
section 16, T36N R25W, Menominee county.
(b) Trail numbers 14 through 15
lying within section 10, T37N R28W, and section 18, T37N R27W, Menominee
county.
(2) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon roads gated or otherwise blocked within the
following state-owned lands of Menominee county without a written permit issued
by the department:
(a) E½ of section 10, T37N R28W.
(b) S½ of section 9, T37N R28W.
(c) E½ of section 35, T35N R29W.
(d) N½ of section 16, and the NW¼
of the SE¼ of section 17, T36N R25W.
(e) NE¼ of section 23, T36N R26W.
(f) Section 31, T38N R28W.
(g) Sections 3-6, 8, 9, 16, and 21,
T37N R28W.
(3) Except for department vehicles
used for official business, a person shall not operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle upon the following state owned lands of Menominee county, commonly
known as the Peterson Pond, without written permission issued by the unit
manager, Escanaba forest management unit, forest management bureau:
(a) SW ¼ and W ½ of the SE ¼ of
section 19, T37N R25W.
(b) Entire section 30, T37N R25W,
except for the E ½ of the NE ¼ and the NE ¼ of the SE ¼.
(c) Entire section 31, T37N R25W,
except for the NW ¼ of the NW ¼.
(d) SE ¼ of the NE ¼ and E ½ of the
SE ¼ of section 25, T37N R26W.
(e) NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of section 36,
T37N R26W.
(f) NW ¼ of section 6, T36N
R25W.
(4) A person shall not camp within one half mile
of the township campground in the NW ¼ of section 8, or the Pemene falls
parking area in the SW ¼ of section 16 and the NW ¼ of section 21, T37N R28W,
Menominee county.
History: Iss.
4.32 Midland county, motorized
vehicles upon certain state-owned lands, prohibited conduct; Midland ORV trail
and certain ORV routes in Midland county, temporary closure to vehicles;
Kawkawlin creek flooding, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.32 (1) A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle upon state-owned lands lying south of highway US-10
in sections 9 and 10; lying north of the salt river in section 15; and lying
north of Saginaw road in section 16, T15N R1W, Midland county.
(2) A person shall not operate any
motorized vehicle upon the state designated Midland ORV trail and other
designated ORV routes within T15N R1W, T16N R1W, T16N R1E, and T16N R2E Midland
county.
(3) The following regulations shall
apply to the Kawkawlin creek flooding located in sections 17 and 18, T16N R2E,
Midland county:
(a) A person shall not enter into
or upon the dam control structure of the east dike in section 17.
(b) A person shall not park or camp
upon either the south or east dikes.
(c) A person shall not camp in a
designated parking area within the Kawkawlin creek flooding.
(d) A person shall not use or
operate a motorized vehicle on the south and east dikes, except that the road
on the east dike will be open to such vehicles from August 15 through February
1 unless temporarily closed by the department during erosive, wet weather
conditions.
(4) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle on state-owned land located in section 11, T15N, R1W,
commonly known as the Turtle pond area, except for the Black creek campground
located north of Black creek and the Turtle pond access road and parking area.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
2, 1993, Post Sept. 1, 1993; Am. 10, 1993, Post Dec. 15, 1993; Am. 5, 1995,
Post Apr. 1, 1995; Am. 11, 1996, Post Apr. 1, 1996; Am. 18, 1999, Post Sept.
10, 1999.
4.33 Certain state-owned lands,
Missaukee county, camping, wheeled motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.33 (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle, except for otherwise lawful operation upon
a designated trail, designated route or designated area, upon the following
state-owned lands, Missaukee county:
(a) Sections 7, 8 and 17, T21N R8W.
(b) The S½ of section 8, the E½ of
the SE¼ of section 7, the SW¼ of section 16, and the E½ of section 20, T24N
R8W.
(c) The S½ of section 20 and the
SW¼ of the NW¼ of section 29, T23N R8W.
(d) A forest two-track in the SW¼
of the SW¼, of section 1, T21N R5W.
(2) A person shall not camp in the
SE¼ of the NE¼ and the E½ of the SE¼ of section 25, and the NE¼ of the NE¼ of
section 36, T23N R5W, except in the Reedsburg dam state forest campground.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
5, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995; Am. 9, 1996, Post Apr. 1, 1996; Am. 15, 1997, Post
Sept. 1 1997.
4.34 Pigeon river country state forest. Cheboygan, Montmorency and Otsego counties,
defined; prohibited conduct.
Order 4.34 (1) For the purposes of this order, the pigeon river country
state forest shall mean those lands in sections 1-26, the N½ and the NW¼ of the
SE¼ and the N½ of the SW¼ of section 27, the N¾ of section 28, the N¾ and the
SW¼ of the SW¼ of section 29, sections 30 and 31, the W½ of the NW¼ of section
32, sections 35 and 36, T33N R1E; sections 1-36, T33N R1W; sections 19-21, W½
of section 22, N½ of the NW¼ of section 27, sections 28-33, T34N R1E; SE¼ of
the SE¼ of section 24, T33N R2W; sections 19-36, T34N R1W; W½ of the NW¼ and
the NW¼ of the SW¼ of section 5, section 6 except the SE¼ of the SE¼ , section
7 except the NE¼ of the NE¼, the W½ of the SW¼ and the SW¼ of the NW¼ of
section 8, the W¼ of section 17, sections 18 and 19, that part of section 20
west of blue lakes road and south of the N⅛ line and northerly and north
westerly of black river, the part of section 30 northerly of hardwood creek and
westerly of black river, the S¼ of section 31, T32N R1E; sections 1-6, the N½
and the SE¼ north of deer trail of section 7, sections 8-17, sections 20 and
21, the W¾ of section 22, the SW¼ and the S½ of the SE¼ and the S½ of the NE¼
of the SE¼ of section 25, section 26 except the NE¼ of the NE¼ , the N½ and the
NE¼ of the SE¼ of section 27, the N¾ of section 28, sections 29 and 30, the E½
of the NE¼ of section 35, section 36 except the W½ of the SW¼, T31N R1W;
section 1 except the S½ of the SW¼ , T31N R2W; sections 1-36, T32N R1W;
sections 1-5, section 8, the N¾ of section 9, sections 10-15, the SE¼ and the
S½ of the SW¼ and the SE¼ of the NE¼ of section 16, the S½ of the SE¼ of
section 17, the SE¼ of the NE¼ of section 19, section 20, section 21 except the
SE¼ south of east sturgeon valley road, section 22 except the SW¼ south of the
east sturgeon valley road, section 24, the E½ of the NE¼ and the N½ of the SE¼
and the SW¼ of the SE¼ and the E½ of the SW¼ and that part of the NW¼ of the
NE¼ north of east sturgeon valley road, and that part of the N½ of the NW¼
north of east sturgeon valley road of section 29, the S¾ of the SE¼ of the SE¼
and the SW¼ of the SE¼ except the north 165 ft. east of the thread of pigeon
river and the east 940 ft. of the SE¼ of the SW¼ of section 36, T32N R2W;
Cheboygan, Montmorency and Otsego counties.
The following regulations shall apply to state-owned lands of the pigeon
river country state forest.
Wheeled
motorized vehicles; conditions for use.
(1) Except as otherwise prohibited
in (2) of this order, a person may operate a wheeled motorized-vehicle only if
both of the following conditions are met:
(a) The vehicle is currently
registered under the Michigan Vehicle Code, 1949 PA 300.
(b) The vehicle is operated on a
forest road designated and illustrated as open on the pigeon river country
state forest access map.
Motorized
vehicles prohibited, green timbers management unit.
(2) A person shall not operate a
motorized-vehicle of any type upon state-owned lands lying within the W½ of
section 3, sections 4, 5, 8-10, 15-17 and 19-22, and that part of section 29
lying northerly of the sturgeon valley road, T32N R2W, commonly known as the
green timbers management unit.
Camping
with horses, other riding animals, or pack animals restricted to certain areas.
(3) A person shall not camp with
horses or other riding or pack animals except at elk hill equestrian state
forest campground and trail camp; and Johnson’s crossing trail camp.
Horses,
riding animals and pack animals, use restricted to certain roads and pathways.
(4) A person shall not ride or lead
a horse, other riding animal, or pack animal except on the north spur of the
shore-to-shore riding – hiking trail; a county road; a forest road designated
and illustrated as open on the pigeon river country state forest access map; or
on a service trail road posted open.
Camping,
use prohibited in certain locations.
(5) A person shall not camp within
the S½ of the SW¼ of the SW¼ and the SW¼ of the SE¼ of the SW¼ of section 22,
and the NE¼ of the NW¼, and the NW¼ of the NE¼ of section 27, T33N R1W, and the
SW¼ of the NW¼ of the SW¼ of section 5, and the SW¼ of the NW¼ of the NW¼ and
the NW¼ of the SW¼ of the NW¼ of section 20, T32N R2W.
Entry
prohibited at a certain location.
(6) A person who does not have
authorization from the department shall not enter upon those lands bounded on
the south and east by sturgeon valley road, on the west by Pickerel lake road,
and on the north by the electrical transmission line, within the NW¼ of section
24, T32N R2W.
Snowmobile
operation; prohibited.
(7) A person shall not operate a snowmobile except for
otherwise lawful operation upon a county road or upon a forest road designated
and illustrated as open on the pigeon river country state forest access map.
History: Iss.
Camping, use restriction in
certain locations.
(8) A person shall not camp within 600 feet of
the following described lakes:
(a) Hemlock
(b) Ford lake- T32N- R1W, section 8
(Otsego county).
(c) West lost
(d) Section four
(e) Lost
(f) North twin lake- T32N, R1W,
section 10 (Otsego county).
(g) South twin lake- T32N, R1W,
section 10 (Otsego county).
Watercraft, use restrictions in
certain locations.
(9) Only non-motorized watercraft
or those using electric motors may be launched from state-owned land onto any
of the following described lakes:
(a) Hemlock
(b) Ford lake- T32N- R1W, section 8
(Otsego county).
(c) West lost
(10) No motorized or non-motorized
watercraft with the exception of float tubes (a small one-person watercraft or
flotation device, typically based on an inflatable tube that fits around the
user’s abdomen), may be launched from state-owned land onto any of the
following described lakes:
(a)
Section four
(b) Lost
(c) North twin lake- T32N, R1W,
section 10 (Otsego county).
(d) South twin lake- T32N, R1W,
section 10 (Otsego county).
Bicycling
restricted to certain roads and pathways.
(11) A person shall not ride a bicycle except on the following
roads and pathways:
(a) Upon a county road or upon a forest road designated and
illustrated as open on the pigeon river country state forest access map.
(b) High country pathway.
(c) Shingle mill pathway.
(d) Pickerel lake
pathway.
History: Iss.
4.35 Certain state-owned lands,
Montmorency county, camping, watercraft, motorized vehicles, prohibited
conduct.
Order 4.35 (1) A person shall not
camp upon the following state-owned lands, Montmorency county, except in a
designated state forest campground:
(a) The W½ of the NE¼, the NW¼, the
N½ of the SW¼, and the NW¼ of the SE¼ of section 3, T32N R2E.
(b) The E½ of the NE¼ and the NE¼
of the SE¼ of section 4, T32N R2E.
(c) Lot 10, section 32 and lot 6,
section 29, T32N R4E, being a 0.3 acre island in long lake, Montmorency county.
(2) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle within the E½ of the SE¼ of section 32, T32N R3E, except at
the transfer site.
(3) A person shall not camp or launch
a watercraft on or within 200 feet of the grass lake dam in section 25, T32N
R3E.
(4) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle on the state-owned lands known as rattlesnake hills being
parts of sections 23, 24 and 26, T31N R1E.
(5) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle on the state-owned lands known as old baldy hill being parts
of sections 27 and 34, T31N R1E.
(6) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle on state-owned lands within the NE¼ of the NW¼ of section 16,
T32N R2E.
(7) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon the state forest road that commences in the N½
of the NW¼ of the SW¼ of the NE¼ of section 24, T32N R2E, and terminates in the
N½ of section 24, T32N R2E.
(8) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon the state forest road that commences at the SE¼
of the NE¼ of the SE¼ of section 24, T32N R2E and terminates in the S½ of
section 24, T32N R2E.
(9) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle on the state-owned lands known as the clear lake gravel pit
being that part of the SW¼ of the SE¼ of section 27, T32N R2E lying east of
highway M-33 and that part of the NW¼ of the NE¼ of section 34, T32N R2E lying
east of highway M-33, except for the lawful operation of motor vehicles
registered under Act 300 of 1949 upon the rod and gun club road.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
10, 1993, Post Dec. 15, 1993; Am. 12, 1999, Post Sept. 10, 1999; Am. 7, 2000,
Post. Sept. 1, 2000.
4.36 Certain state-owned lands,
Ogemaw county, wheeled motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.36 (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle except for otherwise lawful operation upon
a designated trail or designated route or designated forest road within:
(a) The area known as preacher's
hill in the S½ of the SE¼ of section 28, T23N R1E.
(b) The area along rose city road
in the N½ of the NW¼ of section 3, except
for the forest road which merges onto rose city road at the eastern edge of the
parcel; the N½ of the NE¼ of section 4, T23N R2E.
(c) The S½ of section 27, and the
SE¼ of section 28, T23N R2E.
(d)
The SW ¼ of the NW ¼ of section 34, T23N, R1E.
(e) The SW ¼ of the SW ¼ of section 27, T24N,
R2E.
History: Iss.
4.36a Certain state-owned lands, Osceola county,
motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.36a (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle, except for otherwise lawful operation upon
a designated trail, designated route or designated area, within the following
state-owned lands, Osceola county:
(a) NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of section 13, T18N R9W.
(2) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle which is greater than 50 inches in width upon
state-owned lands in the SW ¼ of section 30, T19N R08W, as identified by
on-site boundary signs and markers.
History: Am. 2, 1998, Post Apr. 1,
1998; Am. 10, 2000, Posted Oct. 13, 2000.
4.37 Certain state-owned lands,
Oscoda county, motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.37 A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle upon state-owned lands within that part of section
17, T26N R4E, Oscoda county, lying south of the AuSable river.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.38 Certain state-owned lands,
Otsego county, discharge of firearms, entry, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.38 (1) A person shall not
discharge a firearm during the months of June, July, and August within the
gravel pit lying within the NE¼ of the NE ¼ of the NE ¼ of section 7, T29N R3W.
(2) A person shall not enter upon
the state-owned lands in sections 28, 29, 31, 32 and 33, T29N R2W.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
5, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995; Am. 8, 1996, Post Apr. 1, 1996.
4.39 Shingle mill pathway and
high country pathway, Otsego, Cheboygan, Presque isle and Montmorency counties,
horses and riding animals, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.39 A person shall not ride
or allow horses or other riding animals upon the shingle mill pathway lying in
Otsego and Cheboygan counties, or the high county pathway lying in Otsego,
Cheboygan, Presque isle and Montmorency counties.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.40
Certain state-owned trails, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.40 (1) the Musketawa trail
means the former railroad right-of-way in the city of Muskegon, Muskegon
county, T10N R16W, beginning at Ottawa avenue in section 20 and ending at
Vulcan street in section 33, and the former railroad right-of-way beginning
approximately ¼ mile northwest of the intersection of the right-of-way with
black creek road in section 34, T10N R16W, Muskegon county, and extending
southerly and easterly to the junction with the active railroad right-of-way
located in section 36, T8N R13W, Ottawa county and commonly known as “Penn
Junction.” A person shall not do
any of the following upon the Musketawa trail:
(a)
Discharge a firearm or bow and arrow.
(b)
Operate a motorized vehicle without written permission from the state
trails coordinator, except that a registered snowmobile may be operated between
points a and b described as follows:
(i)
Point a -- approximately ¼ mile northwest of the intersection of the
trailway with black creek road in section 34, T10N R16W,
(ii) Point b -- the intersection of the trailway
with
(c)
Operate a snowmobile between the crockery creek trestle and the easterly
end of the trail in section 36, T8N R13W,
(2)
The Bay View-Oden trail means the former railroad right-of-way extending
between division street in bear creek township, section 33, T35N R5W and Blumke
road in Littlefield township, section 17, T35N R4W, Emmet county. A person shall not operate a motorized
vehicle upon the bay View-Oden trail without written permission of the forest
management field coordinator, except that a snowmobile may be operated on this
trail between highway M-119 in bear creek township, section 27, T35N R5W and
Blumke road in Littlefield township, section 17, T35N R4W, Emmet county.
(3)
The Ionia-Lyons trail means the former railroad right-of-way extending
between Quarry road in section 21 and riverside drive in section 23, T7N R6W,
(4)
The Mackinaw-Alanson trail means the former railroad right-of-way
extending between
(5)
The Cheboygan to Alpena trail means the former railroad extending
between just south of
(a)
Operate a motorized vehicle, except a snowmobile, without written
permission from the forest management field coordinator.
(b)
Use any portion of the trail or trail structure for swimming or diving.
(6)
The Polly-Ann trail means the former railroad right-of-way beginning at
Indianwoods road, section 4, T4N R10E, Oakland county, then northerly to a
point 850 feet southeast of lake pleasant road in section 3, T8N R11E, Lapeer
county, and includes a segment which is described as a 50-foot-wide strip of
land around the perimeter of a gravel pit extending from railroad station
791+89.9, section 23, to railroad station 848+69.1, section 24, T5N R10E.
For the purposes of this order, the former railroad right-of-way from railroad
station 791+89.9, section 23, to railroad station 848+69.1, section 24, T5N
R10E is excluded from the Polly-Ann trail. A person shall not do any of the following
upon the Polly-Ann trail:
(a)
Discharge a firearm or bow and arrow.
(b)
Operate a motorized vehicle without written permission from the state
trails coordinator.
(7)
The Betsie Valley trail means all of the following: segment 1 which is
the former railroad right-of-way from the city of Frankfort, section 27, T26N
R16W, to Mollineaux road in section 20, T26N R15W including the former railroad
right-of-way spur from this right-of-way into the village of Elberta, section
27, T26N R16W; segment 2 which is the 10-foot-wide trail easement along crystal
lake between Mollineaux road and the village of Beulah, as located pursuant to
the trail relocation agreement with the crystal lake property owners, and
segment 3 which is the former railroad right-of-way from the village of Beulah,
section 26, T26N R15W, to its intersection with the department-owned former CSX
railroad right-of-way in the village of Thompsonville, section 36, T25N R14W,
Benzie county.
(a)
A person shall not operate a motorized vehicle upon the Betsie valley
trail without written permission from the forest management field coordinator,
except that a person may operate a snowmobile on segment 3 as defined in
subsection (7) of this order.
(b)
On segment 2 as defined in subsection (7) of this order, a person shall
not:
(i)
Operate a snowmobile.
(ii) Discharge a firearm or bow and arrow.
(iii) Use the trail between
(iv) Possess a horse or pet on the trail, except a
leader dog.
(v)
Ride a bicycle:
(A)
Between sunset and sunrise.
(B)
In excess of 10 miles per hour.
(C)
Fail to yield to other trail users or fail to yield to pedestrians
crossing the trail.
(D) In an organized group of 10 or
more persons without written permission from authorized trail staff.
(E)
When instructed not to do so by authorized trail staff, as required to
implement Bigelow et al. v. MDOT et al.
(8) person shall not operate a motorized vehicle
upon the Alpena-Hillman trail without written permission from the forest
management field coordinator, except a person may operate a snowmobile on that
portion of the trail west of
(a)
That segment beginning at the junction with the D&M railroad in the
city of Alpena in section 28, T31N R8E, and ending at the west line of section
16, T31N R06E, Alpena county.
(b) That segment beginning at the
east line of section 13, T31N R05E, Alpena county, and ending at the west line
of the SE¼ of the NE¼ of section 24, T31N R04E, Montmorency county.
(9)
The North central state trail means the former railroad right-of-way
extending between Nicolet street in the village of Mackinaw city, section 18,
T39N, R3W, Cheboygan county, and section 28, Livingston township, T31N R03W,
Otsego county. A person shall not:
(a)
Operate a wheeled, motorized vehicle upon the North central state trail
without written permission from the forest management field coordinator.
(b)
Operate a snowmobile upon that portion of the North central state trail
extending from a point beginning at the intersection of the trail corridor with
M-27 in Section 24, Inverness township, T37N R2W, and ending at the point where
the trail intersects
(i)
At a speed greater than 35 miles per hour, except with written
permission from a designated representative of the department.
(ii) Between
(10) The
Montague-Berry junction trail means the former railroad right-of-way beginning
in the city of
(11) The Thompsonville-Viaduct road trail means
the former railroad right-of-way beginning in the
(12) A person shall not do any of the following on
the Hancock to
(a)
Operate a motorized vehicle in excess of 10 miles per hour.
(b)
Operate a motorized vehicle, including but not limited to an ORV,
snowmobile or trail groomer, 55 inches or greater in width, except with written
permission of the unit manager, Baraga management unit, forest management
bureau.
(c)
Operate a motorized vehicle except on the paved, blacktop trail
surfaces.
(13) The falling waters trail means the former
railroad right-of-way beginning at Weatherwax road in section 16, Summit
township, T3S R01W, thence traversing in a southwesterly direction a distance
of approximately 4.4 miles, and ending at the centerline of Moscow road in
section 23, spring arbor township, T3S R02W, Jackson county; and after
approximately a 2.1 mile gap of state-ownership, beginning at the centerline of
Teft road in section 29, spring arbor township, T3S R02W, thence traversing in
a southwesterly direction a distance of
approximately 3.9 miles, and ending at approximately 172 feet from the
railroad bridge over the Kalamazoo river in section 26, Concord township, T3S
R3W, Jackson county. A person shall not
do any of the following without written permission from a designated
representative of the department upon the falling waters trail:
(a)
Discharge a firearm or bow and arrow.
(b)
Operate a motorized vehicle except a motorized wheelchair.
(c)
Use or occupy any portion of the trail corridor from dusk to dawn.
(d)
Ride or lead a horse, pack animal or other riding animal on the
improved, paved portion of the trail corridor.
(e)
Consume or possess alcoholic beverages.
(f)
Possess a dog or other animal, unless it is under immediate control on a
leash that is not more than 6 feet in length.
(14)
Rogers city spur trail means the former railroad extending from section
8, T34N, R06E, Presque isle county south to where it intersects with the Alpena
to hawks trail in section 8, T33N, R06E, Presque isle county. A person shall not do the following on the
Roger’s city spur trail:
(a)
Operate a motorized vehicle, except a snowmobile, without written
permission from the forest management field coordinator.
(15) Paxton spur trail means the former railroad
extending from the King settlement road west to the Herron road in section 30,
T31N, R07E, Alpena county. A person
shall not do the following on the Paxton spur trail:
(a) Operate a motorized
vehicle, except a snowmobile, without written permission from the forest
management field coordinator History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am. 23, 1996, Post Dec. 19, 1996; Am. 16, 1997, Post Aug. 15,
1997; Am. 22, 1997, Post Dec. 12, 1997; Am. 4, 1998, Post May 15, 1998; Am. 10,
1998, Post Sept. 11, 1998; Am. 1, 1999, Post Feb 12, 1999; Am. 9, 1999, Post
Sept. 10, 1999; Am. 19, 1999, Post Nov. 5,1999; Am. 11, 2001, Post May 12, 2001;
Am. 10, 2005, Post Nov. 17, 2005; Am. 4, 2006, Post Sept. 8, 2006; Am. 1, 2007,
Post Jan. 12, 2007; Am. 9, 2008, Post June 6, 2008
4.41
Certain state-owned lands, Presque isle county, camping, vehicle use,
prohibited conduct.
Order 4.41 (1) A person shall not
camp upon state-owned lands in the following described areas, Presque isle
county, except in a designated campground:
(a) Section 27, T33N R2E.
(b) The SE¼, and the S½ of the NE¼
of section 28, T33N R2E.
(c) The E½ of section 33, T33N R2E.
(d) Section 34, T33N R2E.
(2) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle upon state-owned lands within the following described
boundary of sections 13, 14, 15, 22, 23, and 24, T33N R2E, Presque isle county:
(a) Beginning at the northwest
corner of section 14, then easterly on the north line of sections 13 and 14 for
a distance of 1¾ miles to a road running in a southerly direction, southerly on
the road through the eastern portion of sections 13 and 24 for 1¾ miles,
westerly on the road through the southern portion of sections 24 and 23 for 1¾
miles, northerly on Shoepac lake road through the eastern portion of section 22
to the south line of section 15, westerly to Shoepac lake, westerly on the
north shore of Shoepac lake to the western boundary of state-owned lands within
the NE¼ of the SW¼ of section 15, northerly to the county road 624,
northeasterly to Shoepac lake road, northerly to the point of beginning,
excluding Shoepac lake road itself.
(3) A person shall not camp in the
Besser natural area within section 24, T33N R8E, Presque isle county.
(4) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle upon that portion of Perch lake road lying in section 22 of
Allis township beginning at Shoepac lake road and proceeding in a northwesterly
direction for .2 of a mile, and the portion of Shoepac lake road in section 15
of Allis township beginning at the junction of county road 634 and proceeding
in a southwesterly direction for .75 miles, more or less, to its intersection
with the department parking area for the sink holes pathway, T33N R2E, Presque
isle county.
(5) A person shall not enter upon
or camp upon state owned lands within the NW¼ of the NW¼ of section 15, T33N
R4E, Presque isle county, between the hours of
(6) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle on state-owned lands within the N½ of the NW¼ of
section 11, T34N R3E, without the written permission of the department.
(7) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle upon state-owned lands in the
(8) A person shall not enter, use
or occupy the rail road grade beginning at the South line of the SW ¼ of the SW
¼, Section 5, T34N, R6E, and ending at the NE ¼ of the SW ¼, Section 23, T35N,
R5E, being station 633+60, mile post 12, Presque isle county, Michigan without
the written permission of the department.
(9) A person shall not enter, use or occupy
including operate a wheeled, motorized vehicle on the closed forest road
located in the SW ¼ of Section 16, T36N R2E.
History: Iss.
4.42 Tomahawk creek flooding,
Presque isle and Montmorency counties, motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.42 A person shall not
operate a motorized vehicle on a forest road within sections 27, 28, 33, and
34, T33N R2E, Presque isle county, and sections 3 and 4, T32N R2E, Montmorency
county, posted closed as shown on the tomahawk creek flooding forest road
system map.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.43 Certain state-owned lands,
Roscommon county, camping, motorized vehicles, use or occupy lands, discharge
of firearms, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.43 (1) A person shall not
camp during the period May 1 through September 14 within the W½ of the NE¼ of
the SW¼ of section 32, T22N R1W, Roscommon county.
(2) A person shall not camp, use or
occupy the twin lakes state forest campground in section 5, T21N R1W.
(3) A person shall not operate a
wheeled motorized vehicle, except for otherwise lawful operation upon a
designated trail or designated route within that part of section 14 lying west
of highway M-55, and that part of section 23 lying west of highway M-76 and
north of Emery road, T22N R1W.
(4) A person shall not camp, except
in Reedsburg dam state forest campground, upon the NW¼ of the NW¼ and the SW¼
of the SW¼ of section 30; section 19; and the NW¼ of the NW¼ of section 31,
T23N R4W, Roscommon county.
(5) A person shall not camp on
state-owned lands within the E½ of the SE¼ of the NE¼ of the NE¼, section 20,
T22N R3W, Roscommon county.
(6) A person shall not discharge a
firearm or operate a motorized vehicle within the SE¼ of the NE¼ of the SE¼ of
the SE¼ and the NE¼ of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of the SE¼ of section 15, T23N R1W,
Roscommon county.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
4.43a Certain state-owned lands,
Schoolcraft county, motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.43a A person shall not do any of the following on
the described state-owned lands, Schoolcraft county:
(1) Enter, use or occupy including
operate a motorized vehicle on the closed forest road located in the SW ¼ of
the SE1/4 of section 9, T43N R15W.
(2) Enter, use or occupy including
operate a motorized vehicle on the closed forest road located in the NW1/4 of
the NE1/4 of section 8, T47N R14W.
(3) Enter, use or occupy including
operate a motorized vehicle on the closed forest road located in the SE1/4 of
section 22, T44N R15W.
History: Iss.
4.44 Certain state-owned lands,
Wexford county, motorized vehicles, horses and riding animals, prohibited
conduct.
Order 4.44 (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle, except for otherwise lawful operation upon
a designated trail, designated route or designated area, within the following
state-owned lands, Wexford county:
(a) Sections 8 and 9, T24N R9W.
(b) Sections 13, 14, 21, 22, 23,
24, 26, and 27, T24N R11W.
(c) Sections 24 and 25, an area
commonly known as the twin lakes area, T21N R10W.
(d) The W½ of the NW¼ of Section 2,
T24N R10W.
(e) The NW¼ of the SW¼ of Section
22, T24N R11W.
(f) Section 7, the W½ of section 8,
and sections 17 and 18 north of the Manistee river, T24N R10W, except for the
operation of vehicles registered under the Michigan Vehicle Code, 1949 Act 300,
upon forest roads designated open to their use.
(2) A person shall not operate a
motorized vehicle:
(a) Within the east 440 feet of the
W½ of the NW¼ of section 34, T23N R9W.
(b) Upon or along the forest road
which parallels the west side of the railroad right-of-way lying in sections 5,
8, and 9, T22N R9W.
(3) A person shall not ride or
allow horses or other riding, driving, or pack type animals upon the Cadillac
pathway lying in Wexford county.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
5, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995; Am. 12, 1996, Post Apr. 1, 1996; Am. 4, 1997, Post
May 9, 1997; Am. 2, 1998, Post Apr. 1, 1998; Am. 5, 1998, Post May 15, 1998; Am.
11, 1999, Post Sept. 10, 1999; Am. 5, 2003, Post June 9, 2003.
4.45 Certain state-owned lands,
Mackinac county, motorized vehicles, prohibited conduct.
Order 4.45 A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized vehicle within the following state-owned lands,
T43N R8W, Mackinac county:
(1) All of sections 14 and15, and
the S½ of the S½ of section 10 except upon Strickler road.
(2) All of sections 22 and 23
except upon that portion of old stage road easterly of Hog island creek in
section 23, that portion of old stage road southerly of the Lakehead oil line
in section 22 and any portion of Hog island road which may cross the SE¼ of the
SE¼ of section 23.
(3) This section shall not apply
to department personnel or their agents acting in the lawful performance of
their duties.
History: Iss.
4.46 Repealed, Am. 4, 2005, Eff.
Publisher’s Note: This section pertained to a state-wide
burning band and was issued under Am. 4, 2005,
4.47
Certain Off-Road Vehicle Trails.
Order 4.47 (1) A person shall not
operate a wheeled motorized-vehicle having more than two wheels on the
following designated off-road vehicle trails:
(a)
North Missaukee motorcycle trail (formerly the northern portion of the
north Missaukee trail) located in parts of Kalkaska and Missaukee counties as
follows: western segment commencing in
section 3, T24N, R07W and ending in section 34, T25N, R06W and eastern segment
commencing in section 2, T24N, R06W and also ending in Section 2, T24N, R06W as
signed on the trail.
(b)
Tin cup spring motorcycle trail (formerly known as tin cup spring trail)
located in
(c)
Little Manistee motorcycle trail (formerly known as little Manistee
trail) located in
(d) Evart motorcycle trail located
in Osceola county.
(e) Long lake motorcycle trail
located in Wexford county.
(f)
(g)
Grand Traverse motorcycle trail located in Grand Traverse county.
(h) Hunt creek motorcycle trail
(formerly known as hunt creek trail) located in Montmorency and Osceola
counties.
(i)
Tomahawk motorcycle trail B & C located in Emmet, Charlevoix and
Cheboygan counties.
(j)
Brevort – trout lake motorcycle trail located in Chippewa and Mackinac
counties.
(k)
Kinross motorcycle rail located in Chippewa county.
(l)
Foreman lake motorcycle trail located in Chippewa county.
(m)
Birch hill motorcycle trail located in Chippewa county.
(n)
Sandtown motorcycle trail located in Mackinac and Luce counties.
(o)
Newberry – Rexton motorcycle trail located in Mackinac and Luce
counties.
(p)
Porterfield lake motorcycle trail located in
(q)
Bass lake motorcycle trail located in
(2)
This section does not apply to the following circumstances and/or
vehicles:
(a)
Trail segments that extend onto other trails, roads and routes that are
open to other types of vehicles.
(b)
Trail maintenance vehicles.
(c)
Law enforcement vehicles.
(d)
Emergency vehicles.
(e)
Department vehicles.
(f) Other vehicles as authorized by the
department.
History: Iss. Am. 7, 2008, Post
Chapter V
State Parks and Recreation Areas
5.1
State parks and recreation areas, certain conduct prohibited.
Order 5.1
A person shall not do any of the following in any state park or
recreation area:
(1) Possess or use fireworks in a manner
prohibited by section 243a of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being §
750.243a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(2) Have more than 1 horse for each registered
camper at any designated horsemen’s campground without first obtaining proper
written permission from the department.
(3) Operate an unlicensed, wheeled motorized
device capable of transporting a person on a park road or parking lot, unless
otherwise permitted by posted notice.
Use of such devices shall be permitted for individuals with mobility
impairments.
History: Iss.
5.2 Possession or consumption of
alcoholic beverages in certain state parks and recreation areas, prohibited
conduct.
Order 5.2 A person shall not do any
of the following:
(1) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage within the following described locations from April 1 through labor
day, without written authorization of the park manager:
(a)
Fort custer RA ‑ entire park.
(b) Holly RA ‑ day-use areas
south of McGinnis road.
(c) Island
(d) Seven lakes SP ‑ entire
park.
(e) Maybury SP ‑ entire park.
(2) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage within the following described locations from April 1 through
September 30, without written authorization of the park manager:
(a) Brighton RA ‑ bishop lake
day-use area.
(b) Pinckney RA ‑ silver lake
and halfmoon lake units.
(c) Sterling SP ‑ day-use
areas of the park.
(d) Metamora-Hadley RA - day-use
areas of the park.
(e) Ortonville RA - big fish lake
day-use area.
(f) Proud
(3) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage within the following described areas from April 15 through June 15:
(a) Muskegon SP ‑ channel and
(4) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage within the following described locations from April 15 through Labor
day:
(a) P. J. Hoffmaster SP ‑
campground.
(b) Van Buren SP ‑ day-use
and beach area.
(c) Muskegon SP ‑ entire park
except the campgrounds that are regulated pursuant to subsection (4).
(d) Waterloo RA ‑ portage
lake unit campground and day-use area.
(e) Yankee springs RA ‑ gun
lake day-use area.
(5) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage within the following described locations from May 15 through June 10:
(a) Silver
(6) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage within the following described locations from March 1 through
September 30:
(a) Grand Mere SP ‑ entire
park.
(b)
(7) Possess or consume an alcoholic
beverage at any time within the following described locations:
(a) Bay city SP ‑ entire park
except for registered campers in the campground.
(b) Dodge #4 SP ‑ entire
park.
(c) Grand haven SP ‑ entire
park, except for persons with written authorization of the park manager.
(d) Holland SP ‑ entire park.
(e)
(f) Yankee springs RA – Deep lake
campground, mountain bike parking lot, and boating access site 8-18, T3N, R10W,
section 26, Barry county.
(g) Tri-Centennial SP and Harbor –
state managed lands, except for persons with written authorization of the park
manager.
(8) Possess or consume an
alcoholic beverage within McLain SP on the day in the month of September
proclaimed by the official organizing body, and commonly referred to, as
"K-Day" (Keweenaw Day).
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
14, 1994, Post Sept. 1, 1994; Am. 3, 1995, Post Apr. 1, 1995.; Am. 5, 1996,
Post Apr. 1, 1996; Am. 15, 196, Post Aug. 2, 1996; Am. 9, 1997, Post May 9,
1997; Am.. 2, 1999, Post Apr. 1, 1999; Am. 1, 2000, Post
5.3 Repealed. Am. 8, 2002, Apr.
13, 2002
Publisher’s Note: The repealed order pertained to use of
bicycles at state parks and recreation areas.
5.4 Watercraft use in certain state parks,
prohibited conduct.
Order 5.4 A person shall not do the
following:
(1) Operate a vessel in excess of a
slow, no-wake speed on any of the following described waters:
(a) Bald mountain RA - upper trout
lake and lower trout lake.
(b) Brighton RA - Chilson pond.
(c) Fort Custer RA -
(d) Island
(e) Metamora-Hadley RA -
(f) Ionia RA - sessions lake.
(g) Holly RA - wildwood lake and
valley lake.
(h) Seven lakes SP - big seven
lake;
(i) Grand Mere SP - middle lake and
south lake.
(j) Sleepy hollow SP -
(2) Operate a vessel powered by any
motor, except an electric motor, on any of the following described waters:
(a) Waterloo RA - mill lake.
(3) Launch, retrieve, or assist in
either of these activities of any vessel powered by any motor, except a vessel
powered only by an electric motor.
(a) South Higgins
History: Iss.
5.5 Repealed. Am. 2, 1996, Eff. April 1, 1996.
Publisher’s Note: The repealed order pertained to visitors in
certain campgrounds, prohibited conduct.
5.6 Repealed.
Am. 3, 1994, Eff. April 1, 1994.
Publishers Note: The repealed order
defined a hunting, fishing, or fur harvester's license as proper written
permission for entry into day use area.
5.7 Certain environmentally
sensitive and piping plover nesting areas, prohibited conduct, exceptions.
Order 5.7 (1) A person shall not do
any of the following:
(a) Enter, use, or occupy without
proper written permission that portion of Fayette SP located in section 24,
T38N R20W, Delta county.
(b) Enter, use, or occupy any of
the following described state-owned lands, as posted, from April 15 through
August 31 except with proper written permission:
(i) Cheboygan SP - state-owned
lands in sections 22-23, and 27, T38N R1W, Cheboygan county.
(ii) Fisherman’s island SP -
state-owned lands in sections 29, and 31-32, T34N R8W; section 6, T33N R8W; and
sections 1, 14, 22-23, and 27, T33N R9W, Charlevoix county.
(iii) Hoffmaster SP – state-owned
lands in sections 25 and 36, T9N R17W, Muskegon county; section 1, T8N R17W,
Ottawa county.
(iv) Leelanau SP - state-owned
lands in section 6, T32N R10W, and sections 12-14, T32N R11W, Leelanau county.
(v) Ludington SP - state-owned
lands in sections 5-7, 18-19, 29-30, and 32, T19N R18W, Mason county.
(vi) Muskallonge
(vii) Muskegon SP - state-owned
lands in sections 17, 20-21, and 28-29, T10N R17W,
(viii) Negwegon SP - state-owned
lands in sections 2, and 11-12, T28N R9E, Alcona county.
(ix) P.H. Hoeft SP - state-owned
lands in section 31, T36N R5E, Presque isle county.
(x) Tawas point SP - state-owned
lands in section 34, T22N R8E, and section 3, T21N R8E, Iosco county.
(xi) Thompson's harbor SP -
state-owned lands in sections 6-12, and 15, T34N R7E, Presque isle county.
(xii) Wilderness SP – state-owned
lands in section 30, T39N R4W; sections 19-21, 23-27, 29-30, and 32, T39N R5W;
sections 15-17, 19-24, and 32, T39N R6W; and sections 5, 7-8, and 18, T38N R5W;
and section 13, T38N R6W, Emmet county.
(xiii) South fox island –
state-owned lands in sections 16 and 21, T34N R13W, Leelanau county.
(c) Possess a dog or allow a dog to
enter into or upon state-owned lands, as posted, from April 15 through August
31 at Waugoshance point, Sturgeon bay, Leelanau SP, or Fisherman’s island SP,
being all or portions of sections 23, 24, and the Temperance islands, T39N R6W;
sections 19-21, 29-30, and 32, T39N R5W; section 13, T38N R6W; sections 5, 7-8,
and 18, T38N R5W; and sections 33 and 34, T38N R6W; Emmet county; section 1,
T33N R9W, Charlevoix county; and sections 7 and 13, T32N R11W, Leelanau county.
(d) Possess a dog or allow a dog to
enter into or upon state-owned lands, as posted, at any time in the nature
trail or beach areas of Tawas point SP, T22N R8E, Iosco county.
(2) This order is provided to
protect environmentally sensitive areas and piping plover nesting areas from
disturbance and destruction.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am.
8, 1994, Post May 26, 1994; Am. 2, 1997, Post May 9, 1997; Am. 5, 2000, Post
Apr. 1, 2000; Am. 4, 2001, Post Mar. 8, 2001; Am. 9, 2002, Post Apr. 15, 2002;
Am. 2, 2004, Post Mar. 6, 2004
5.8 Hang gliders in
Order 5.8 A person shall not
possess or fly a hang glider in
(1) A person desiring to hang glide
must possess a valid
(2) USHGA certified instructors may
utilize the area for student instructions only after they have obtained a
(3) Persons hang gliding shall have
in possession and produce upon demand of the park staff, personal
identification, USHGA rating card, and a valid department permit.
(4) Hang gliding will be permitted
only in designated zones and hang gliding proficiency will determine allowable
zone. It is unlawful to launch from a
zone with a higher rating than the pilot has attained.
(5) All pilots shall wear safety helmets
while flying.
(6) All accidents resulting in
injury or property damages shall be reported to park staff.
(7) No motorized hang gliding will
be permitted in the park.
(8) No competitive or spectator
events will be allowed without prior written permission.
(9) The park manager may close the
park to hang gliding for the day, or portions thereof, if in the opinion of the
park manager weather conditions, conflicting public use, or other circumstances
develop which may cause a serious hazard to people or property.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
5.9
Off-road vehicles, Silver lake state park ORV area, conditions for use,
prohibited conduct.
Order 5.9 A person shall not do any
of the following on all state lands of Silver
(1) Operate an ORV from November 1
through March 31.
(2) Operate an ORV from April 1
through May 15 between the hours of
(3) Operate an ORV from May 16
through Labor day between the hours of
(4) Operate an ORV from the day
following Labor day through October 31 between the hours of
(5) Operate any motor vehicle with
four or more wheels that does not contain a seat and individual seat belt for
each occupant of that vehicle. Those vehicles with automotive-type seating and
fewer than four wheels shall be equipped with a seat belt for each occupant.
Vehicle operators shall comply with the provisions of the
(a) Seat belts shall be in use by
all occupants while the vehicle is in operation.
(b) An approved automotive
manufactured restraining device, such as a lap belt or three- or four-point
harness, is an acceptable seat belt.
(c) Seat belts and restraining
devices, other than factory installed, shall be secured by bolting to the
vehicle floor, frame, or roll bar.
(d) Any vehicle on which the
operator straddles the seat, such as a motorcycle or an all-terrain vehicle
(ATV), will be limited to the operator only as the sole occupant and no seat
belt will be required.
(6) Operate a vehicle requiring
seat belts where an occupant in the rear seat is not protected by a roll bar
located immediately behind the occupant's seat as described in subsection (8)
unless the rear seat occupants are wearing a safety approved for automotive use
(A.N.S.I. or equal) helmet. The operator or occupant of a vehicle not required
to meet seat belt specifications shall wear a safety helmet approved for
automotive use (A.N.S.I. or equal) and protective eyewear.
(7) Operate a vehicle requiring
seat belts without a warning flag mounted and extending over the front-most
portion of the vehicle. Vehicles not requiring seat belts shall mount the
warning flag on the rear of the vehicle.
Vehicle operators shall comply with all of the following requirements:
(a) The warning flag shall be
mounted on a staff that is securely bolted or welded to the vehicle. The
warning flag shall maintain a minimum 10-foot height at standstill and a
minimum 8-foot height under motion.
(b) The warning flag shall be
mounted on the top-most end of the staff. The flag shall be rectangular,
international orange in color, solid material, with a minimum length on the
supporting side of five inches and a minimum length on the base side of 10
inches.
(8) Operate a vehicle requiring
seat belts that is not equipped with an integral steel roof, or roll bar
located immediately behind the operator, or roll cage, capable of supporting
the weight of the vehicle. The operator and occupants of a vehicle without a
full front windshield shall wear protective eyewear. The operator of a vehicle equipped with a
roll bar shall comply with all the following requirements:
(a) The roll bar shall be welded or
bolted to the floor or frame of the vehicle.
(b) The roll bar shall be braced in
such a manner as to prevent collapse.
(c) The roll bar shall have
clearance above, behind, and outside each seated occupant in the vehicle.
(9) Fail to submit to any of the
following tests, or operate any vehicle that does not comply with all of the
following:
(a) Vehicles shall be equipped with
a muffler and spark arrester containing baffles, shall meet the muffler and
spark arrester requirements specified in subsection (g) of section 81133 of
Part 811, Off-Road Recreational Vehicles, of the Natural Resources and
Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being Section
324.81133(g) of the Michigan Compiled Laws and shall successfully pass a
muffler and spark arrester baffle test.
A vehicle shall successfully pass a muffler and spark arrester baffle
test by preventing passage of a flexible, plastic rod, no larger than 3/8-inch
in diameter, through the muffler and spark arrester when inserted through the
exhaust outlet.
(b) A maximum noise level of 94
dB(A), or the current EPA emissions limit, shall be met. The testing provisions of current SAE J 1287,
June 93 standard for ATV and motorcycle vehicles and SAE J 1169, March 93 for
all other vehicles shall be followed and all vehicles shall pass a stationary
sound level test. The stationary sound
level test shall be administered from a 0.5 meter (19.69 inches) distance at
one-half the engine’s maximum rated RPM and as further described by current testing
provisions for the particular vehicle.
(10) Operate any vehicle at any time without
possessing a valid operator's or chauffeur's license, except as follows:
(a) A person at least 12 years of
age, who has in his or her immediate
possession a valid ORV safety certificate issued by this state or a comparable
ORV safety certificate issued under the authority of another state or a
province of Canada, may operate either an ATV or motorcycle while under direct
visual supervision of a parent or adult guardian, from a distance of not more
than 50 feet. Adults, with an ORV safety
certificate, may operate an ATV or motorcycle unless otherwise prohibited.
(b) A parent or adult guardian of a child 12 years of age to less than 16
years of age shall not permit the child to operate an ORV unless the child is
under direct visual supervision of a parent or adult guardian from a distance
of not more than 50 feet, and the child has in his or her immediate possession
an ORV safety certificate issued by this state or a comparable ORV safety
certificate issued under the authority of another state or a province of
Canada.
(11) Operate any type of vehicle
and fail to present an operator's or chauffeur's license or ORV safety training
certificate upon the demand of any law enforcement officer or state park
personnel.
(12) Enter or use the ORV area
without complying with all posted regulatory, zoning, or directional signs, or
operate a vehicle except in the directional pattern established and marked
within the ORV area.
(13) Enter or use the ORV Area
without obtaining and displaying a valid ORV area parking lot voucher or dune
ready voucher at any time when such requirement is posted.
(14) Operate any vehicle while
towing a contrivance other than a disabled vehicle or trailer, or tow a vehicle
or trailer on other than the designated parking lot or paved entrance road
without first obtaining proper written permission from the department. Passengers shall not occupy any trailer or
disabled vehicle while it is being towed.
(15) Drive or operate any motor driven vehicle
at speeds exceeding 15 mph or perform exhibition type driving within the
parking area or entrance road to the ORV area.
Exhibition driving means performing wheelies, spinning tires, cutting
circles, jump starts, or other erratic or irresponsible driving.
(16) Possess or consume an
alcoholic beverage at any time in the ORV area, ORV voucher center area, or any
area extending one-quarter of a mile from the boundary of the ORV area.
History: Iss.
5.10
Shooting ranges at state parks and recreation areas, designation by director;
prohibited conduct at certain ranges.
Order 5.10 (1) The following are
designated shooting ranges:
(a) Algonac SP shooting range, St.
Clair county.
(b) Bald mountain RA shooting
range,
(c) Ortonville RA shooting range,
Lapeer county.
(d)
(e) Island
(2) A designated shooting range is
established at the gravel pit on Bush road near the mill lake outdoor center in
the Waterloo RA, Lyndon township, Washtenaw county. In addition to other provisions regulating
the use of shooting ranges on state owned lands, a person shall not do the
following on the shooting range designated in this subsection:
(a) Possess, subject to section
504, subsection (3), of Part 5, as amended, Natural Resources and Environmental
Protection Act, MCL 324.504, or discharge any firearm except for a
muzzleloading, black powder rifle or shotgun, .22 caliber rimfire rifle, or a
shotgun with only skeet or trap loads.
(b) Use the designated shooting range except
for certified hunter‑safety instructors while teaching classes and school
age youth using the mill lake outdoor center while under the immediate
supervision of a certified hunter‑safety instructor.
(3) A designated shooting range is
established in the SW 1/4 of section 36, T25N, R4W, Crawford county, at the
Ralph A MacMullan conference center. In
addition to other provisions regulating the use of shooting ranges on state
owned lands, a person shall not discharge a firearm at the shooting range
designated in this subsection unless each of the following conditions are met:
(a) A range use permit has been
issued by the manager of the Ralph A. MacMullan conference center.
(b) The person is a law
enforcement officer, a student with a certified law enforcement officer
training institution, or a member of a conference center group having firearms
instruction as part of their agenda.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993; Am 7,
1995, Post Sept. 1, 1995; Am. 3, 1999, Post Apr. 1, 1999; Am. 8, 2000, Post.
5.11
Grand Mere state park, possession and discharge of certain firearms prohibited.
Order 5.11 A person shall not
possess, subject to section 504, subsection (3), of Part 5, as amended, Natural
Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL 324.504, or discharge a rifle or
handgun within the boundary of grand Mere SP.
History: Iss.
5.12
Certain state parks and recreation areas, requirements for use, certain conduct
prohibited.
Order 5.12 The following conduct
shall apply to use of
Fayette
state park, certain conduct prohibited.
(1) A person shall not do the
following at Fayette SP located in Delta county:
(a) Dive, swim, water ski, skin or
scuba dive, or attempt to dive, swim, water ski, skin or scuba dive from any
vessel operating within or moored to the docks or piling or anchored to the
bottomlands of snail shell harbor, Fayette SP, Delta county, without written
permission of an authorized representative of the department.
Palms
book state park, prohibited conduct.
(2) A person shall not do any of
the following at palms book SP:
(a) Swim, bathe, skin or scuba
dive, fish, or boat in the
(b) Use the department owned raft
on the
Island
lake recreation area, conduct prohibited.
(3) A person shall not do the
following at the island
(a) Operate a vessel powered by a
motor on the waters of spring mill pond.
Sterling
state park, conduct prohibited.
(4) A person shall not do the
following at Sterling SP:
(a) Launch or attempt to launch a
vessel equipped with an inboard or outboard motor, except an electric motor,
into the waters of the south lagoon from any state-owned lands lying south of
the centerline of the park entrance road.
Pontiac
lake recreation area, prohibited conduct.
(5) A person shall not do any of
the following at the
(a) Possess or fly a hang glider on
any state-owned lands within the
(b) Enter into a pen area or buffer
zone around a pen area established by the department from June 10 to July 15
for the temporary holding of geese. This prohibition shall not apply to a
person issued a written permit by the district wildlife supervisor allowing
entry into the area.
Ludington
state park, prohibited conduct.
(6) A person shall not do the
following at Ludington SP:
(a) Park a vehicle of any type
between the hours of
South
Higgins lake state park, prohibited conduct.
(7) A person shall not do the
following at south Higgins
(a) Park or leave a motor vehicle
in the day use area of south Higgins
(b) Leave a trailer unattached to a
vehicle in the boat launch parking lot.
(c) Park a vehicle without boat
trailer attached, or a vehicle not being used to transport a boat, in the boat
launch parking lot.
(d) A person shall not leave a
vessel unattended, moored to access piers, in boat basin, beached along
shoreline, or anchored to riparian bottomlands between the hours of
Pinckney
recreation area, prohibited conduct.
(8) A person shall not do the
following at the Pinckney RA:
(a) Use any state-owned lands in
the S ½ of the S ½ of section 23, T1S R3E, for the purpose of launching or
attempting to launch onto the waters of
(b) Consume or possess any
alcoholic beverage within ¼ mile surrounding and including the parking lot at
Pickerel lake, section 8, T1S R4E, as posted.
(c) Launch or attempt to launch a
vessel equipped with an inboard or outboard motor, except an electric motor,
onto the waters of Pickerel lake, section 8, T1S R4E.
Silver
lake state park, prohibited conduct.
(9) A person shall not do any of
the following within Silver
(a) Store, leave, park or otherwise
place any boat, fish shanty, vehicle, bicycle, equipment, tool, device or other
property which is at any time during its presence in the park made available
for rent, lease, or sale.
(b) Use or occupy any land or water
within the park to solicit, conduct, operate, engage in, or maintain a business
of any nature or use
such areas as a base of commercial operations. For purposes of this order,
"base of operations" means a use of lands or waters which is a
principal or significant aspect of any commercial activity.
Porcupine
mountains wilderness state park, prohibited conduct.
(10) A person shall not do any of
the following in the Porcupine mountains wilderness SP without first obtaining
proper written permission from the department:
(a) Feed a bear or lure any bear
with food. This provision does not apply to the lawful baiting of bear as
described in orders issued pursuant to part 401, wildlife conservation, of Act
451 of 1994.
(b) Operate a snowmobile off the
designated snowmobile route.
Waterloo
recreation area, prohibited conduct.
(11) A person shall not do the
following at the Waterloo RA:
(a) Enter into a pen area or buffer
zone around a pen area established by the department from June 10 to July 15
for the temporary holding of geese. This prohibition shall not apply to a
person issued a written permit by the district wildlife supervisor allowing
entry into the area.
(12) A person shall not do the
following at the fort Custer RA:
(a) Excavate, dig or probe the
grounds, or remove ordnance without written permission.
(b) Operate a snowmobile off the
designated snowmobile route.
Grand
Haven state park campground, prohibited conduct.
(13) A person shall not place or
allow a recreational camping unit under their control to be placed front-first
upon a campsite in the Grand Haven SP campground. The tongue of a trailer
or front of a self-propelled camping unit shall face the roadway.
Holland
state park, prohibited conduct.
(14) A person shall not posses or
use furniture designed or intended for indoor use within Holland SP from May 15
to July 15 unless the furniture is enclosed within a camping shelter.
Furniture that is designed or intended for indoor use and is placed outside of
a camping shelter may be removed at the discretion of the park manager.
Sanilac
petroglyphs historic state park, prohibited conduct.
(15) A person shall not do any of
the following at the Sanilac petroglyphs historic SP:
(a) Enter into the fenced area
containing the petroglyph rock when the entry gate is closed.
(b) Walk upon or otherwise come
into contact with the petroglyph rock within the fenced area.
Ionia
recreation area, prohibited conduct.
(16) A person that has been issued
a campsite permit shall not possess or allow to be possessed upon the campsite
more than 4 animals other than horses by all members of the camping party
combined.
Seven
lakes state park, prohibited conduct.
(17) A person shall not operate a
snowmobile, or other motorized snow contrivance without written permission from
an authorized representative of the department.
Port
Crescent state park, prohibited conduct.
(18) With the exception of
accessing
Holly
recreation area, prohibited conduct.
(19) A person shall not operate a
snowmobile or other motorized snow contrivance outside an area bordered by
McGinnis road to the north, Wildwood road to the east and Dixie highway to the
south, without written permission from an authorized representative of the
department.
Algonac
state park campground prohibited conduct.
(20) A person shall not place or
allow a recreational camping unit under their control to be positioned
horizontal to the park’s roadways in the riverfront campground. The tongue of a trailer or front or rear of a
self-propelled camping unit shall face the park’s roadway, and all camping
units must be parked on pads where they exist.
History: Iss.
5.13 Repealed.
Am. 17, 1996, Eff. Sept. 1, 1996
Publishers Note: The repealed order
prohibited entry to portions of white pine trail state park; Osceola, Mecosta,
Montcalm, and
5.14 Repealed.
Am. 10, 1997, Eff. April 1, 1997.
Publishers Note: The repealed order
prohibited entry upon the Van buren SP rail trail in Van Buren county.
5.15
Certain state-owned lands, Leelanau county, possession and discharge of
firearms prohibited.
Order 5.15 A person shall not do
the following upon the described state-owned lands,
(1) Possess, subject to section
504, subsection (3), of Part 5, as amended, Natural Resources and Environmental
Protection Act, MCL 324.504, or discharge a firearm of any type on that portion
of South Fox Island being south of a line beginning at the west shore of the
island and running east along the east-west quarter line of section 16, T34N
R13W, and continuing east along the east-west quarter line of section 15, T34N
R13W to the point at which the line intersects the shoreline on the east side
of the island.
History: Iss.
5.16 Entry, use and occupancy of
certain state parks recreation areas and scenic sites, motor vehicle permit
requirement.
Order 5.16. A person shall not do
any of the following:
(1) Enter any of the following
state-owned lands with a motor vehicle, unless a valid
(a) Agate falls scenic site,
Ontonagon county.
(b) Algonac SP, St. Clair county.
(c) Aloha SP, Cheboygan county.
(d) Bald mountain RA,
(e) Baraga SP, except off-road
recreation vehicles regulated under Part 811 of 1994 PA 451,
(f) Bass river RA, recreation area
lands located in sections 1 and 12, T7N, R15W, in Robinson township; and in
sections 7 and 8, T7N, R14W in Allendale township north and west of bass river
and SW of grand river, Ottawa county.
(g) Bay city RA, Bay county.
(h) Bewabic SP, Iron county.
(i) Bond falls scenic site,
Ontonagon county.
(j) Brighton RA,
(k) Brimley SP, Chippewa county.
(l) Burt
(m) Cheboygan SP, Cheboygan county.
(n) Clear
(o) Craig lake SP, all state park
designated lands located in sections 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 28, 27, 26, 25, 21,
22, 23 and 24, T49N, R31W, Baraga county.
(p) Dodge #4 SP,
(q) Duck
(r) Fayette SP, Delta county.
(s)
(t)
(u) Fisherman’s island SP, Charlevoix
county.
(v) Grand haven SP,
(w) Grand Mere SP, Berrien county.
(x) Harrisville SP, Alcona county.
(y) Hartwick pines SP, Crawford
county.
(z) Hayes SP, Jackson, Lenawee, and
Washtenaw counties.
(aa) Highland RA,
(bb) Hoeft SP, Presque isle county
(cc) Hoffmaster SP,
(dd) Holland SP,
(ee) Holly RA, Oakland county, all
recreation area land in sections 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 32, and 33 T5N, R8E north
and east of highway M-54 (Dixie highway), west of Wildwood road and south of
grange hall road. Recreation area land
in sections 13, 14, 23, 24, 25 (remote control aircraft flying field only) and
26 (north of grange hall road only), T5N, R7E west of I-75.
(ff) Indian
(gg) Interlochen SP, Grand Traverse
county.
(hh) Ionia RA,
(ii) Island
(jj) Lake Gogebic SP, Gogebic
county.
(kk) Lake Hudson RA, Lenawee
county.
(ll) Lakeport SP, St. Clair county.
(mm) Laughing whitefish falls
scenic site, Alger county.
(nn) Leelanau SP, Leelanau county.
(oo) Ludington SP, Mason county.
(pp) Maybury SP,
(qq) McLain SP, Houghton county.
(rr) Mears SP, Oceana county.
(ss) Metamora-Hadley RA, Lapeer
county.
(tt) Mitchell SP, Wexford county.
(uu) Muskallonge
(vv) Muskegon SP,
(ww) Newaygo SP, Newaygo county.
(xx) Negwegon SP, Alcona and Alpena
counties.
(yy) North Higgins
(zz) Onaway SP, Presque isle
county.
(aaa) Orchard beach SP, Manistee
county.
(bbb) Ortonville RA,
(ccc) Otsego
(ddd) Palms book SP, Schoolcraft
county.
(eee) Petoskey SP, Emmet county.
(fff) Pinckney RA, Washtenaw and
Livingston counties.
(ggg)
(hhh) Porcupine mountains
wilderness SP, Ontonagon and Gogebic counties.
(iii) Port crescent SP, Huron
county.
(jjj) Proud
(kkk) Rifle river RA, Ogemaw
county.
(lll) Saugatuck SP, Allegan county.
(mmm) Seven lakes SP,
(nnn) Silver
(ooo) Sleeper SP, Huron county.
(ppp) Sleepy Hollow SP,
(qqq) South Higgins
(rrr) Sterling SP,
(sss) Straits SP, Mackinac county.
(ttt) Tahquamenon falls SP, Luce
and Chippewa counties.
(uuu) Tawas point SP, Iosco county.
(vvv) Thompson’s harbor SP, Presque
isle county.
(www) Tippy dam RA, Manistee
county.
(xxx) Traverse city SP, Grand
Traverse county.
(yyy) Twin lakes SP, except
vehicles regulated under part 811 of 1994 PA 451, Houghton county.
(zzz) Van Buren SP, Van Buren
county.
(aaaa) Van riper SP,
(bbbb) Wagner falls scenic site,
Alger county.
(cccc)
(dddd)
(eeee) Waterloo RA, lands in
Jackson and Washtenaw counties, with the exception of section 2, 3, 11, 12, 13,
14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, T1S, R2E,
(ffff) Wells SP, Menominee county.
(gggg) Wetzel RA,
(hhhh) Wilderness SP, Emmet county.
(iiii) Wilson SP, Clare county.
(jjjj) Yankee springs RA, Barry
county.
(kkkk) Young SP, Charlevoix
county.
History: Iss. Am. 5, 2007, Posted
Mar.9, 2007; Am. 5, 2009, Post
5.17
Off road vehicles in Twin lakes SP, Houghton county, and Baraga SP, Baraga
county; conditions for use, permit, prohibited conduct.
Order 5.17. A person shall not operate an off road
vehicle in
Entrance to and departure from a
designated area.
History: Am. 5, 2009, Post
Chapter VI
Land and Water Management
6.1
Order 6.1 (1) A person shall not
launch or retrieve a motorized raft, motorized canoe, motorboat, or any type of
motorized watercraft, with a motor of greater than 5 horsepower, from
state-owned lands on the fox river east branch system from the mouth of cold
creek downstream to highway M-28, being all portions of the east branch of the
fox river lying within T46N R13W and T46N R12W, Schoolcraft and Luce counties.
(2) A person shall not launch or
retrieve a raft, canoe, kayak, rowboat, motorboat, or any type of watercraft
from state-owned lands on the
(3) A person shall not launch or
retrieve a motorized raft, motorized canoe, motorboat, or any type of motorized
watercraft from state-owned lands on the fox river mainstream, including
tributaries, being all portions of the fox river mainstream lying within T45N
R13W, T46N R13W, T46N R14W, T47N R14W, T47N R15W, T48N R14W, and T48N R15W,
Schoolcraft and Alger counties.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
Chapter VII
Fisheries Division Facilities
7.1 Charlevoix Great Lakes
station, Charlevoix county, camping prohibited.
Order 7.1 A person shall not camp
upon state-owned lands of the Charlevoix Great Lakes station, Charlevoix
county.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993.
7.1a Lake Mary dam, Dickinson
county, entry prohibited, exception.
Sec. 7.1a A person shall not enter
upon state-owned lands surrounding and including the lake Mary dam, Hamilton
lakes chain, Waucedah township, Dickinson county, lying within the NW¼ of the
NW¼ of Section 30, T39N R28W, as posted, except with written permission of the
district fisheries biologist.
History: Iss. Oct. 14, 1994.
7.1b Fortune pond, Iron county;
prohibited conduct.
Order 7.1b A person shall not do
any of the following at Fortune Pond, section 26, T43N R33W, Iron county:
(1) Launch a motorized vessel from
state-owned lands onto the waters of Fortune pond, except that electric motors
may be used.
(2) Enter, use or occupy the site between
the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. local time without proper written
permission.
History: Iss. Oct. 5, 1994; Am. 8,
1997, Post May 9, 1997.
7.2 Repealed. Am. 9, 1993, Eff. April 1, 1994.
Publishers Note: The repealed order
prohibited entry to
7.3 Little Manistee Weir lower
parking lot, Manistee county, prohibited conduct.
Order 7.3 A person shall not park
or leave parked a motor vehicle or trailer on the premises of the little
Manistee weir lower parking lot, section 25, T21N R16W, Manistee county, during
the hours of 12:00 midnight to 4:00 a.m.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
7.4 Blue lakes ranch, Montmorency
county, vehicle and vessel use, prohibited conduct, exceptions.
Order 7.4 (1) Except as provided in
subsections (2) and (3) a person shall not use or operate a wheeled motorized
vehicle or motorized vessel of any type on state-owned lands of the area
commonly known as blue lakes ranch, Montmorency county, being all or portions
of the following:
(a) The NW¼ of the NW¼, the SW¼ of
the NW¼, and the NW¼ of the SW¼ of section 5; the NE¼, the N½ of the SE¼, and
the SW¼ of the SE¼ of section 6; the NW¼ of the NE¼, the S½ of the NE¼, and the
SE¼ of section 7; the SW¼ of the NW¼ and the W½ of the SW¼ of section 8; the W½
of the NW¼ and the W½ of the SW¼ of section 17; entire section 18; entire
section 19; all that part lying north and west of the black river except the N½
of the NE¼ and the NE¼ of the NW¼ of section 20; and all that part lying north
of hardwood creek and west of black river, section 30, T32N R1E.
(2) A person may use a motor
vehicle registered under the Michigan Vehicle Code, Act No. 300, Public Acts of
1949, as amended, upon the parking lot and access road posted open to
registered vehicle use in section 20.
(3) This order shall not apply to
department employees and their designees using a wheeled motorized vehicle or a
motorized vessel to perform official duties, or to vehicles being used for
fire, emergency or law enforcement purposes.
History: Iss. Sept. 17, 1993
7.5 Grand lake pike marsh,
Presque isle county, entry prohibited at certain times, exception.
Order 7.5 (1) Except as provided in
subsection (2), a person shall not use or operate a motorized vehicle during
the months of March, April and May on the access road, section 22, T34N R7E,
Presque isle county, leading from highway US-23 to the grand lake pike marsh.
(2) This order shall not apply to
department employees performing their official duties.
History: Am. 16, Iss. Sept. 1, 1996
7.5a Sanford lake rearing marsh,
Midland county, motorized vehicle use prohibited; exception.
Order 7.5a (1) Except as provided
in subsection (2), a person shall not use or operate a motorized vehicle beyond
the gate, section 27, T16N R1W, Midland county, on the access road which leads
from West River road to the Sanford lake fish rearing marsh.
(2) This order shall not apply to
employees of the state while performing their official duties.
History: Am. 16, 1996, Post
7.6
Fisheries division facilities, prohibited conduct.
Order 7.6 A person shall not do any
of the following acts on or within a fisheries division facility when the
fisheries division facility is posted against such conduct:
(1) Use or operate a motorized
vehicle.
(2) Discharge a firearm or a bow
and arrow, or possess a firearm, subject to section 504, subsection (3), of
Part 5, as amended, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, MCL
324.504, unless unloaded in both the barrel and magazine and securely enclosed
in a case, or possess a bow unless securely enclosed in a case.
(3) Fish or attempt to take fish.
(4) Trespass.
History: Iss.
CHAPTER VIII
Department Administered Lands and
Facilities
8.1 Repealed. Am. 8, 2002, Apr.
13, 2002
Publisher’s Note: The repealed order pertained to the power
loading of vessels at state access sites.
8.2
State-owned lands, prohibited conduct, exceptions.
Order 8.2 A person shall not do any
of the following upon state-owned lands administered by the department when the
land is posted against such conduct except with written permission or when such
conduct is performed as an official duty by a federal or state employee or
local officer or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force:
(1) Possess ash wood (Fraxinus
spp.) upon any state lands unless that ash wood is without bark attached.
(2) Possess regulated deciduous cut
firewood on state lands outside of a regulated area.
(3) A regulated area means those
areas as defined by the emerald ash borer interior quarantine, published by
Michigan Department of Agriculture under the authority of insect pests and
plant diseases, 1945 PA 72.
History: Iss. Am. 1, 2005, Post
8.3
Repealed, Am. 19, 2007, Eff.
Publisher’s Note: This repealed
section pertained to the immediate closure of state owned shooting ranges,
campgrounds, state parks or recreation areas, state-operated, develop marina
facilities and boating access sites due to a Statewide Government Shutdown.
8.4
Recreational gold panning and sluicing on state owned lands (state-owned
mineral and surface lands); prohibited conduct.
Order 8.4 (1) Recreational gold
panning and sluicing activities are allowed adjacent to and within rivers and
streams on state-owned mineral and surface lands except for the following:
(a) Excavating,
digging, or otherwise disturbing banks of a stream or river.
(b) Gold
panning or sluicing in any stream or river segment if stream mussel beds are
known to occur or are encountered while panning or sluicing.
(c) Gold panning or sluicing in
designated trout streams, natural rivers, or natural areas.
(d) Use of a hand-operated sluice
box larger than 52 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 6.5 inches deep, or any
type of power sluice box or dredge.
(e) Removing gold in excess of
one-half (1/2) troy ounce, or 15.55 grams, per year, per person, from state-owned
mineral and surface lands and streams and rivers
History: Iss. Am. 2, 2009, Post