🤝 CFA Open Timberland — Cross Village, Emmet County
Private Land — Open Access📍 MI
Cost of access
Free — public hunting & fishing on foot (state license required)
40 acres of private Commercial Forest Act timberland across 1 enrolled parcels. Owners receive a property-tax reduction; in exchange the land is open to the public for hunting and fishing on foot — no vehicles, no camping, no permission needed. Exact parcel boundaries: MI DNR CFA viewer.
🎣 Fishing🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.
📋 Standard rules — Private Land — Open Accesss
The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page ↗ always controls.
Private land in a public-access program: foot traffic only unless posted otherwise
Stay out of fields with standing crops and away from buildings and livestock
The enrollment can end any year — always check current-year program maps
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