About Bull Gap ORV Hill Climb and Trailhead
Bull Gap Hill Climb is the ONLY designated motorized ‘Open Area Riding’ on the Huron-Manistee National Forest. The sand hill is 0.2 mile and at a 35 - 40% grade. Bull Gap is open to all vehicles with a valid DNR ORV trail sticker. If you chose to use hill climb in a vehicle 50” wide or less, you are required to use the 50” return trail to return to the bottom of the hill. Users in motor vehicles greater than 50” are required to use the full-size motorized vehicle return route.
- Season: May 1 – October 31
- Managed by: USFS - Huron-Manistee National Forests
- Where: 7 mi southeast of Mio, MI · 44.61665, -84.02705
Things to do:
Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)
Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.
Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.
Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Gap Parking Hill Climb Tr | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | |
| Bull Gap Hill Climb | ATV road | at camp | 1.4 mi |
| Bull Gap Hill Climb | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Bull Gap Hca Access Trail | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | at camp | 0.2 mi |
| Bull Gap Return Loop <50" | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.1 mi | 0.3 mi |
| Bull Gap Return Loop, >50" | ATV / OHV, Dirt bike | 0.2 mi | 0.4 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.
Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 6.3 mi
Water fill-up: 6.3 mi
Propane: 5.6 mi
Camps nearby
- Cathedral Pines Campground 2.9 mi
- McKinley Horse Trail Campground 3.2 mi
- Mack Lake ORV Campground 3.2 mi
- Meadow Springs Campground 3.6 mi
- River Dune Campground 4.2 mi
- Au Sable Loop Campground and Day Use Area 4.3 mi