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About Ausable River Camping
Number of accommodations: 101
Seasonal information
2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Most popular amenities
Parking
River Access
Cooking and Fire
- Campfire Ring
- Firewood Available
Parking and Transport
- Parking
Water Access
- River Access
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Reviews (544)
What Guests Are Saying
Ausable River Camping offers clean, spacious campsites with beautiful views and a peaceful atmosphere, making it ideal for relaxation and outdoor activities. Many reviewers appreciated the helpful Rangers and the scenic river access, which enhances the camping experience. However, some sites faced challenges such as noise from nearby campers, steep access paths, and mosquito issues, which are common in the area. Overall, it remains a favored destination for nature lovers seeking seclusion and beauty.
What Guests Are Saying
Ausable River Camping offers clean, spacious campsites with beautiful views and a peaceful atmosphere, making it ideal for relaxation and outdoor activities. Many reviewers appreciated the helpful Rangers and the scenic river access, which enhances the camping experience. However, some sites faced challenges such as noise from nearby campers, steep access paths, and mosquito issues, which are common in the area. Overall, it remains a favored destination for nature lovers seeking seclusion and beauty.
Review Summary
Maureen D
VerifiedJune 2, 2023 • Stayed at: 055D, Loop: Sawmill Point
Too many sites are reserved and left empty. Our two favorite sites were empty the whole week we were there and yet we had to take a less desirable site.
Gabriella B
VerifiedMay 31, 2023 • Stayed at: 066D, Loop: Cooke Pond
Little beach area great for kayaking and canoeing
Brent S
VerifiedMay 29, 2023 • Stayed at: 045D, Loop: Sawmill Point
Generally a nice quiet experience, and it was for the first 5 days. But some campers came in for the weekend and packed 10 cars and 4 tents into site 44, even had a tent on the trail. Played loud music and hooped and hollered until 1:30 in the morning. Total disrespect for fellow campers and no Authorities enforced the rules.
ANDREW L
VerifiedMay 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 057D, Loop: Sawmill Point
57D Sawmill point good water access with steps about 2/3 of the way down and easy slope rest of way.
Bill F
VerifiedMay 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 035C, Loop: Cooke Pond
Fantastic boat in Rustic camping.
Lewis M
VerifiedMay 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 001D, Loop: Alcona Pond
Canoe and Kayak wonderful
Jack V
VerifiedMay 20, 2023 • Stayed at: 004D, Loop: Alcona Pond
Michigan’s Au Sable river is the gem of the north. On the Alcona Pond, Campsite 4D is a good one. The wooden “steps” that are supposed to facilitate canoe landings actually are in the way of a good canoe landing. Remove them, do not replace them.
The campground is nice, the fire ring was the best that we found on the river. Further upstream were fire rings that were unnecessarily heavy, expensive, and complex. Two concentric,, steel fire rings with concrete in between them, is not the best design by a long ways. A ring of rocks would be better, and cheaper.
Emilie S
VerifiedMay 19, 2023 • Stayed at: 004D, Loop: Alcona Pond
Quiet spot, quite secluded but you can still hear road traffic. River road is close and full of amenities and attractions as well as oscoda and the lakeside being only a 30 minutes drive. Some trash from other campers and long ago campers but nothing too unsightly.
Dean S
VerifiedMay 18, 2023 • Stayed at: 002D, Loop: Alcona Pond
I hesitate to rave because it will become popular! We loved our time on the AuSable River! Wake up every day to the sound of water rushing by and lots of wildlife to view. What's not to like. Hard to adjust to no cell service, but we survived!
Adam H
VerifiedMay 15, 2023 • Stayed at: 077D, Loop: Foote Pond
Was hoping to do a little fishing from the campsite, however it is a very steep drop off to the river. The site was very isolated and quiet.
Location Ausable River Camping
Address:
5761 North Skeel Avenue
Oscoda, MI, 48750
United States
Designated campsites are spread along 55 miles of river shoreline between the AuSable River Access at 4001 Bridge (7 miles northwest of Glennie, MI) to near the Whirlpool AuSable River Access (4 miles west of Oscoda, MI).
For more information on specific campsites, click here.
The campground is accessible via US Highway 23, which is approximately 10 miles to the east, providing connections to other major roads in the area.
Elevation: 286 feet
53 mi drive to downtown Oscoda (about 1 hr 4 min)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026
