Trail Overview

Federal Forest Service Road (FS) 4881, also known as Barakel Trail, is a federally owned/ locally maintained, Level-2/ Level-3 forest road with a surface composition of dirt, sand, gravel, and native material. This route is currently open and in fair condition; it is not a DNR road (ORV use is subject to local government regulations). It traverses through the Huron National Forest and connects FS 4880, FS 4878, FS 4882, and FS 4883.

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Difficulty

Dirt, sand, gravel route, typically unmaintained after rain or snow, that may give rise to shallow water crossings and obstacles under 12 inches on the trail, including small branches.

History

Camp Barakel in Fairview, Michigan, is a year-round, Christ-centered camp. Founded in 1942 by Pastor Holman "Johnnie" Johnson, it initially rented a former Civilian Conservation Corps site near Muskegon before purchasing its current 350-acre property on Shear Lake in 1952. The name "Barakel" is Hebrew for "blessing of God".

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