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The Manistee National Forest is a national forest located in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.It has a total area of 540,187 acres (2,190 km 2).It was established in 1938, and combined with the Huron National Forest in 1945 for administrative purposes, creating the Huron-Manistee National Forests.
The Huron National Forest was established in 1909 and the Manistee National Forest in 1938. In 1945, they were administratively combined, although they are not adjacent. Huron has about 44.8% of the combined area, whereas the larger Manistee has about 55.2%. The Huron National Forest is prone to frequent seasonal forest fires, due to ecological ...
3,450 acres (14 km 2) Established. 1987. Governing body. U.S. Forest Service. The Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness is a 3,450-acre (14.0 km 2) listed wilderness area within the Manistee National Forest. It is located north of Ludington, Michigan, and is best known for its 4 miles (6.4 km) of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline.
This amble through Manistee National Forest attracts day hikers and backpacking enthusiasts. Carlos Rivera / AllTrails.com. Minnesota: The Lebanon Hills Loop. Length: 12 mile loop
Manistee (/ m æ n ɪ s t i / man-iss-TEE) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan.Located in southwestern Manistee County, it is part of the northwestern Lower Peninsula.Manistee is the county seat of Manistee County, and its population was 6,259 at the 2020 census. [5]
Huron National Forest. The Huron National Forest is a National Forest in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It was established in 1909 after the logging era began to decline. In 1945, it was administratively combined with the Manistee National Forest, to create the Huron–Manistee National Forest. However, these are not connected and are ...
Wexford County is largely covered by the Manistee National Forest, and thus is heavily wooded. The Manistee River flows from east to west in the north of the county. Briar Hill, the highest point in Michigan's Lower Peninsula, is located in northwestern Wexford County, at 1,706 feet (520 m).
Straddling the divide between the Great Basin and Colorado River, Dixie National Forest has elevations ranging from 2,800 ft (850 m) near St. George to 11,322 ft (3,451 m) on Boulder Mountain. Ashdown Gorge, Box-Death Hollow, Cottonwood Forest, and Pine Valley Mountain wilderness areas are in the forest.