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Campers Tyler Cross and Jeremy Halleaux enjoy a break around the campfire at their dispersed camping site within the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area on the Manistee National Forest, Michigan, on June 8, 2026. Dispersed camping is allowed on the vast majority of national forests and grasslands. (Forest Service photo by Savannah Halleaux)
Dispersed camping – camping outside of a designated, prepared campsite – isn’t for everyone. But it might be for you.   Campers Tyler Cross and Jeremy Halleaux enjoy a break around the campfire at their dispersed camping site within the Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness Area on the Manistee National Forest, Michigan, on June 8, 2026. Dispersed camping…
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