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🌲 WildPass

🗺️ Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness

State / Public Land📍 Michiganauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🫐 Berry Foraging⛺ Camping🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🍄 Mushroom Foraging📷 Nature Photography
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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The closest public places to Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness, straight-line distance.

5 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Grant, Mason County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
7 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Victory, Mason County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
13 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Freesoil, Mason County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
13 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Stronach, Manistee County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
15 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Manistee River State Game Area
Unknown — check official site
17 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Meade, Mason County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
17 mi away · National Forest
🌲 Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger District
Unknown — check official site
20 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Riverton, Mason County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)

🎫 Entry requirements — MI state lands

Required passRecreation Passport
MI residents$14/yr with license-plate renewal
Out-of-state visitors$11/day or $41/yr per vehicle

One Passport covers every MI state park and recreation area.

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — State / Public Lands

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.

  • Rules vary by managing agency — check the linked official page
  • Hunting/fishing with licenses is commonly the primary allowed use on game/wildlife lands

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