Ausable River Camping

Make sure you get there before the local ranger station close. There was someone in our site refusing to leave. There is no after hours number to call if there is an issue. We called the reservation phone number but they were not able to help. We called every number we could find but there was no answer at any. We left messages but only one called back, four days later, and said they could not do anything and contact the local ranger station. The site was great but this really was frustrating.

Great site ...the woods is the place to be

The view was amazing. Pure peace

Great access to Cooke Pond. On my wish list for the Sawmill campground: pump that would provide access to clean drinking water. Would be willing to pay higher camping fee for this addition.

We were evacuated due to a controlled burn becoming out of control. We were first told we'd be fine by emergency officials. Less than two hours later we were told to evacuate. There was no communication as to whether we could come back or any refund for fees paid. It was a terribly windy day and the controlled burn should have never been attempted. This was Friday, April 23, 21

Beautiful, huge site with rough steps down to river access. Easy to drive in and out of. Direct view across the river is an RV campground maybe?? It didn’t bother us and was very quiet. A lot of chipmunks, birds and even a few deer walked through!

This pertains to the lower AuSable river, sites 98-102, but more specifically site 98. This site is for the most part, full sun for the majority of the day, until 5-6pm I'd guess. Fire ring provided and no other amenities. Reservations are online or possibly the monument office. Ok place to fish. Fairly busy spot with locals and campers passing by to fish. Nobody seemed at catch any fish that we talked too, nor did we. Close to main road, so there is a lot of road noise all day and night long. Super close to airport, within a mile, so you can hear planes taking off and landing all day and night long. The jumbo jets are super annoying while idling on the flight line at 2-4am. high pitched whining noise kept me up several nights/early morning. There's a fairly steep bank you have to climb down to get to the riverside. Coyotes and porcupines in area, so watch your pets. It is a very pretty nature spot, don't get me wrong but noise is the only reason I'm rating this low, especially if you are a light sleeper. Probably would not stay at this particular location again. I'd find something further upstream.

It was nice view with a lot of shades very private our site 060w it was 5 mins walk. Make sure don’t bring a lot or else you’ll go back and fort

Great time. Great scenery. Couldn't ask for a better experience. The stars at night were amazing.

Our camping spot location was perfect. Neighboring spots were far enough away we felt alone. Park ranger Rob was very helpful over the phone!