Tbd Ffr 2127K Iron River, MI 49935

This secluded 240+/- acre recreational parcel is located in the northwestern corner of Bates Township, Iron County, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The property is surrounded by Ottawa National Forest Lands, which offer recreational opportunities such as boating, camping, fishing, hiking, hunting, kayaking, skiing, and wildlife observation across 988,000 acres. The eastern border of the property nearly touches the East Branch of the Ontonagon River, a coldwater fish habitat with designated trout streams accessible to fish migrating from Lake Superior. Several ponds are also located on the property. Nearby Lake St. Kathryn is known for Northern pike, Walleye, Bass, and Perch fishing, while Perch Lake, the largest water body in the County at 994 acres, contains Walleyes, Northern pike, Largemouth bass, and Perch. Hanna Webb Lake is designated as one of the Brook Trout "Better Fishing Waters" by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Wildlife species in the area include white-tailed deer, black bear, coyote, wolf, bobcat, squirrel, rabbit, chipmunk, racoon, otter, beaver, skunk, fox, songbirds, shore and water birds, and game birds. The Porter Lake-Sidnaw Multi-Use State Trail Number 15 runs just to the west of the parcel, serving as a state-designated snowmobile trail in winter and an off-road vehicle (ORV)/all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trail in other seasons. The property features rolling hills with some 20-foot high peaks and is characterized by Aspen Stands, with other species like northern hardwoods, oak, spruce, mixed conifers, red pine, jack pine, and some areas of mixed swamp conifers. Several open areas are grass and fern covered. There are about six miles of trails throughout the property. The parcel is enrolled in the Michigan CFA Program, providing a tax incentive to landowners to manage their forestland for long-term timber production and to provide foot access to the public for hunting, trapping and fishing. The property is zoned for agricultural and recreational use.