Ausable River Camping

Amazing campsites.

Sites 74-79. The sites were difficult to find. If you follow the directions on google or Apple, you will be taken to an area close by to not quite to the right spot. First off, the last major road directions will take you to is Cooke Dam Road. After that, it gets hairy. You’ll be directed to turn on to Jennie St then Arthur St. DONT DO THAT. Continue on Cooke Dam Road until you get to what appears to be a dead end/Private Property. You’ll pass Cooke Dam Boat Launch on the left and on the right is a big White House with a pole barn. Turn right there, pass the utility tower on the left and follow the dirt road to your site.

Site 76D. Small site. Ground not too flat. Steep slope to fishing area. I would suggest parking vehicle parallel to the site to block any on coming vehicles from driving straight into the site.

Finding the site was a little difficult.
Once found, fun was had by all

Site 76 was awesome! Fishing access at site wasn't very good, but besides that, it was amazing! Plenty of easy fishing spots near which was great. Hard to find the road to the site. Not marked very well when you get to the Cooke dam site but maybe that kept traffic out too.

One of my favorite camping spot! Too bad previous campers forget to take their fresh with them or believe that can and other peices of trash will decay in a day.

Awesome spot

Beautiful and peaceful, just what we needed.

So Beautiful and peaceful!!

One of our favorite sites. Easy access from the parking lot. Very large well shaded site. Perfect for a couple of tents. We hung hammocks right on the waters edge and spent the weekend. Great site to kayak or canoe from can easily put in from the parking lot and paddle around to your site. We like 61 because it's the last site in this group so there is nothing but woods to one side of you and a good 40 feet or more to the site on the other side. We have enjoyed this campground so much each time we have visited we end up booking another trip. We highly suggest exploring other sites while there each one has its own thing that makes it a different experience. Camp at the waters edge camp on a bluff or camp on your own island. Several trails with amazing views. The big banks trail just up from this sites parking is well worth the walk when you find the sand dune make sure you walk up it the view of the bay is awesome especially as the fall colors are setting in. It looks like one of those puzzles with all the colors of the trees reflecting in the water

Site 62 W is beautiful and very large - the site easily accommodated our group of two families with children, and it easily could have handled a third extra-large tent. The site is right on the water (with wooden steps going down to a small beach) and has both a large grassy area with sun and plenty of trees and shade. The walk from the parking lot is short - less than one minute. The site next to us (63W) was occupied and we could see that group's tent, but we still had plenty of privacy. The site is just a few minutes from Lumberman's Monument and not too far from Oscoda. We did hear some people having a screaming argument in the parking lot late the evening; this was the second time that we've had middle-of-the night disturbances camping on the Au Sable, but we still love camping here.