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Ottowa National Forest Interactive Map

Explore trails, campsites, forest roads, recreation areas, waterways, wilderness zones, and public land within the Ottowa National Forest. This interactive Leaflet.js map uses official U.S. Forest Service GIS data to help you plan hikes, camping trips, and backcountry travel in in the vast and wild national forests of the United States.

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About the Map

This map is built using public-domain federal GIS datasets sourced from the U.S. Forest Service and related agencies. Data is periodically updated as new information becomes available. Click any feature to view its attributes, toggle layers to customize the display, and zoom in for detailed spatial accuracy.

Using the Map

Ottowa National Forest

Ottawa National Forest covers nearly one million acres of western Upper Michigan, featuring waterfalls, old-growth hemlock groves, glacial lakes, wilderness areas, and rugged terrain shaped by the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Popular features include the Porcupine Mountains region (adjacent), Sylvania Wilderness, and numerous scenic rivers. Recreation includes paddling, hiking, wilderness backpacking, waterfall exploration, fishing, hunting, snowmobiling, and dispersed camping across remote forest roads.