# Huron-Manistee National Forest

**Location:** Cadillac, MI | **Difficulty:** Easy | **Length:** 200+ miles

**GPS:** 44.2513, -85.4012

**Vehicle requirements:** Stock high-clearance 4WD or AWD with all-terrain tires. No lift or lockers required.

**Best season:** May - October

Nearly a million acres of sandy pine forest trails across Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Easy forest roads wind past pristine lakes, through jack pine barrens, and along the Au Sable River corridor.

**Region:** Midwest • **Trail type:** Overlanding • **Rating:** 4.3/5

**Highlights:** Sandy two-tracks, Lakeside camping, Au Sable River, Jack pine forests, Easy terrain

**Nearby campgrounds:**
- [Silver Lake Retreat (Traverse City, Michigan)](https://4x4playground.com/camping/michigan/silver-lake-retreat)

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