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🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Empire, Leelanau County

Private Land — Open Access📍 Michigan
Cost of access
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)

450 acres of private Commercial Forest Act timberland across 7 enrolled parcels. Owners receive a property-tax reduction; in exchange the land is open to the public for hunting and fishing on foot — no vehicles, no camping, no permission needed. Exact parcel boundaries: MI DNR CFA viewer.

🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
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 CFA Open Timberland — Empire, Leelanau County, straight-line distance.

1 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Hatlem Creek Preserve
Unknown — check official site
4 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Kasson, Leelanau County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
5 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Chippewa Run Natural Area
Unknown — check official site
5 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Cleveland, Leelanau County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
5 mi away · National Lakeshore
🌊 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
$25/vehicle (7 days)
8 mi away · Private Land — Open Access
🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Platte, Benzie County
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
8 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness
Unknown — check official site
9 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Little Platte Lake Boating Access Site
Unknown — check official site

📋 Standard rules — Private Land — Open Accesss

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

  • Private land in a public-access program: foot traffic only unless posted otherwise
  • Stay out of fields with standing crops and away from buildings and livestock
  • The enrollment can end any year — always check current-year program maps

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