M-37: White Cloud to Baldwin
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 7 h ago
Is M-37: White Cloud to Baldwin open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Huron-Manistee National Forest.
USE CAUTION - KNOW BEFORE YOU GO!
Agency alert covering Huron-Manistee National Forest · USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest
Winter Storm Impacts Huron Zone of the Forests - Know Before You Go.
Agency alert covering Huron-Manistee National Forest · USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest
'Do Not Eat' Advisory for Deer
Agency alert covering Huron-Manistee National Forest · USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest
'Do Not Eat' Advisory for Fish
Agency alert covering Huron-Manistee National Forest · USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Huron-Manistee National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
M-37: White Cloud to Baldwin is a fishing stretch of Michigan's M-37, running from White Cloud to Baldwin in the Huron-Manistee National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land. The route is a drive rather than a walk, so there's no climb or distance to plan around. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July highs reach about 81°F with lows near 54°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Wellston. Winters there are cold, with January highs around 28°F. The Mccct- Bwc hike lies about 1.8 miles away, and Old Grade Campground is about 2 miles off. Timber Creek Campground is roughly 9.6 miles away, and the Mcct - Little O Spur hike is about 8.3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Wilderness Canoe Trips29 mi away
- Chippewa Landing38 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Mccct- BwcHiking1.8 mi
- Old Grade CampgroundCamping2 mi
- Mcct - Little O SpurHiking8.3 mi
- Timber Creek CampgroundCamping9.6 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- McCarthy LakeLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Manistee RiverRiver fishing · ~32 min drive
- Nichols Lake South CampgroundPier fishing · ~37 min drive
- Bush LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Muskegon RiverRiver fishing · ~1h 5m drive
- Bowman Lake AreaLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Ford LakeLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Schultz LakeLake fishing · ~27 min drive
- Eggleston LakeLake fishing · ~33 min drive
- Dickson LakeLake fishing · ~35 min drive
Best time to visit M-37: White Cloud to Baldwin
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
28° / 12°
18 wet
Feb
31° / 12°
14 wet
Mar
41° / 19°
12 wet
Apr
55° / 29°
13 wet
May
68° / 40°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 50°
12 wet
Jul
81° / 54°
10 wet
Aug
79° / 53°
10 wet
Sep
72° / 46°
12 wet
Oct
57° / 36°
16 wet
Nov
44° / 26°
15 wet
Dec
33° / 18°
17 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Wellston 1n, MI, 14.8 mi away at 773 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
