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GRAYLING and surrounding communities — Each week, the “CAMP GRAYLING RANGE REPORT” is posted at UpNorthVocie.com to help keep the public informed and safe. The report is also available on social media through the Grayling Visitor’s Bureau.
Range activity
30 COMPLEX: All gates and trails will be closed for training TH-SAT.
40 COMPLEX: All gates and trails will be closed Sunday for heavy demolition and may be loud.
SOUTH CAMP near Lake Margrethe: Inactive.
13 COMPLEX: Inactive.
40 COMPLEX AIR-TO-GROUND RANGE in Waters: No flights this week.
Please note: Training schedules can change. For a detailed breakdown of roads and trails, plus the latest training videos and photos, follow us on Facebook. To clarify gate closures, contact Community Relations listed above, or Range Control at 989.344.6156.
January events
Jan 23-25: Northern Forge
Jan 26-29: Northern Strike 26-1
Community event requests
Follow the link below for instructions on completing an event request. Requests should be submitted 60-90 days prior to the event.
https://minationalguard.dodlive.mil/Resources/Community-Events/
IDs
Due to deployment of ID office staff, the Camp Grayling ID Cards/Deers office will be closed until further notice. Call 517.481.9879 for assistance or visit https://idco.dmdc.osd.mil/idco/.
Four major training complex areas
South Camp (small arms ranges): West of Lake Margrethe, east of the pipeline, on Howe, Murphy and Daniels roads.
13 Complex & Light Demo Ranges 20-21 (mortars and demolition range): South end of Beaver Road in Crawford County and west of Engineer Valley in Kalkaska County.
30 Complex: Fenced range bounded by N. Down River Road, Stephan Bridge Road, Bucks E-W Truck Trail and Tank Trail parallel to Jones Lake Road. Weapon size determines road closures.
Temporary non-dudded impact areas
Small fan/Surface Danger Zone: The 30 Complex fenced area plus all roads and trails within the Surface Danger Zone gate fan, bounded by Stephan Bridge Road, Dyer Truck Trail, Wakeley Bridge Road and an unnamed trail approximately 3 kilometers south and parallel to County Highway 612.
Large fan/Surface Danger Zone: Includes the small fan, plus all roads and trails bounded by Wakeley Bridge Road, then east for one mile to the intersection of N. Down River Road and Bald Hill Truck Trail, then north to an unnamed county trail approximately 4 kilometers south of the Village of Lovells, then west parallel to County Highway 612 back to Wakeley Bridge Road.
40 Complex (artillery and air-to-ground range): Fenced area southeast of Marlette Road and southwest of Sand Lake Trail, west of Lonesome Lake Road and KP Truck Trail, and 2-2.25 kilometers north of County Highway 612. Gates and barricades vary outside the fence based on weapon systems. Includes artillery firing points located around the entire range.
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