Ottawa National Forest
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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Pinus strobus, Katherine Lake. Ottawa National Forest, Sylvania Wilderness, Michigan
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Map showing National Forests in Michigan.
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| Location | Upper Peninsula, Michigan, United States |
| Nearest city | Ironwood, MI |
| Coordinates | 46°14′N 88°57′W / 46.23°N 88.95°WCoordinates: 46°14′N 88°57′W / 46.23°N 88.95°W |
| Area | 993,010 acres (4,020 km2) |
| Established | January 27, 1931 |
| Governing body | U.S. Forest Service |
| Website | Ottawa National Forest |
The Ottawa National Forest is a national forest that covers 993,010 acres (401,860 ha) in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It includes much of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties, as well as slices of Iron, Houghton, Baraga, and Marquette counties. The forest is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service.
The headquarters are in Ironwood, Michigan, on the Wisconsin border, and the principal visitor center is located in Watersmeet, Michigan, in the southern section of the Forest. These and other towns within and adjacent to the Forest are served by U.S. Highway 2, one of the principal highways of the Western Upper Peninsula. There are local ranger district offices in Bessemer, Iron River, Kenton, Ontonagon, and Watersmeet.
Dramatic wooded slopes mark the south shore of Lake Superior within the Ottawa National Forest, particularly within the Black River country between Little Girl's Point and the Presque Isle River.
As the Black River, a National Wild and Scenic River, falls from near Copper Peak down towards the lake, it tumbles over seven separate mapped and named waterfalls. The Presque Isle river and its major tributary, Copper Creek, have eleven waterfalls, although four of the Presque Isle falls are outside the national forest and are located within the boundaries of the adjacent Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park.
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