Ausable River Camping

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Featured amenities

Parking Parking
River Access River Access

Sites & Rates

Average nightly rates

101 total sites

RV Sites

46 sites

Tent Sites

55 sites

About Ausable River Camping

AuSable River Dispersed Camping is a unique series of 102 individually designated single-family campsites on a 55-mile stretch of the lovely AuSable River. All campsites are within Alcona and Iosco Counties in Michigan. These rustic sites are divided into sections near Alcona Pond, the AuSable Semi-Primitive Non-Motorized Area, Loud Pond, Five Channels Pond, Cooke Pond, Foote Pond and Lower Ausable. Each are ideal for family camping, with opportunities for fly fishing, swimming, canoeing and bird watching.

Number of accommodations: 101

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

Current season
Upcoming seasons
Past seasons
Closed periods
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Feb
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Apr
May
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Jul
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Currently open - Apr 15 to Nov 30

Campground Amenities

Most popular amenities

Parking Parking
River Access River Access
Cooking and Fire

Cooking and Fire

  • Campfire Ring
  • Firewood Available
Parking and Transport

Parking and Transport

  • Parking
Water Access

Water Access

  • River Access
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Rates, Sites & Availability

Select check-in and check-out dates to see real-time availability for each site.

101 Sites Available

Site
Price
🚐 001D, Loop: Alcona Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 002D, Loop: Alcona Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 003D, Loop: Alcona Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 004D, Loop: Alcona Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
005C, Loop: Alcona Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 006D, Loop: Alcona Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 007D, Loop: Alcona Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
008W, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitive North Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
009C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitive North Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
010W, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitive North Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 011D, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitive North RV
No Hookups
Price not available
012C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitive North Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
013C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitive North Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
014C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitive North Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
015C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitive North Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
016C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitve South Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
017C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitve South Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
018C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitve South Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
019C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitve South Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
020C, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitve South Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
021C, Loop: Loud Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
022C, Loop: Loud Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
023C, Loop: Loud Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
024C, Loop: Loud Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
025C, Loop: Loud Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
026C, Loop: Loud Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
027C, Loop: Loud Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
028C, Loop: Five Channels Pond Tent
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
029C, Loop: Five Channels Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
030C, Loop: Five Channels Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
031C, Loop: Five Channels Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
032C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
033C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
034C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
035C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
036C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
037C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
038C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
039C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
040C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
041C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 042D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 043D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 044D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 045D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 046D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 047D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 048D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 049D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 050D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 051D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 052D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 053D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 054D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 055D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 057D, Loop: Sawmill Point RV
No Hookups
Price not available
058W, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
059W, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
060W, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
061W, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
062W, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
063W, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
064W, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
065C, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 066D, Loop: Cooke Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 067D, Loop: Cooke Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 068D, Loop: Cooke Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
069W, Loop: Cooke Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 070D, Loop: Cooke Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 071D, Loop: Cooke Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 072D, Loop: Cooke Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 073D, Loop: Cooke Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 074D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
075W, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 076D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 077D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 078D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
079W, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 080D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 081D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 082D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
083C, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
084C, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
085W, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
086C, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
087W, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
6 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 088D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 089D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
090W, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
4 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 091D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 092D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 093D, Loop: Foote Pond RV
No Hookups
Price not available
094C, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
095C, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
4 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
096C, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
097C, Loop: Foote Pond Tent
10 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
Price not available
🚐 098D, Loop: Lower Ausable RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 099D, Loop: Lower Ausable RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 100D, Loop: Lower Ausable RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 101D, Loop: Lower Ausable RV
No Hookups
Price not available
🚐 102D, Loop: Lower Ausable RV
No Hookups
Price not available

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.

Review Summary

4.5
544 reviews
5
68.8%
374
4
18.6%
101
3
6.4%
35
2
2.8%
15
1
3.5%
19

Alex B

Verified

November 1, 2022 Stayed at: 062W, Loop: Cooke Pond

5

Amazing campsite, absolutely will be back again next summer!

Catherine Z

Verified

October 31, 2022 Stayed at: 085W, Loop: Foote Pond

5

Beautiful spot to be this fall. Sites 80-90s are placed well on wider parts of the river, though a number are about 20-35' above the water with descents that are too steep to walk or climb down easily (be careful in the middle of the night of falling off a ledge!). We put our kayaks in at another spot down the road, paddled about 25 minutes to our site, and docked them there, where we could just scramble up and down for access. Definitely not ideal for swimming, though you can make it work if you're needy like me. We would have liked to get water to boil/filter from the river, but carrying it up and down was not really feasible. Ground is soft for tents and bare feet. Decent tree spacing for hammocks, plenty of wood for fires if you have a saw.

Drew K

Verified

October 18, 2022 Stayed at: 070D, Loop: Cooke Pond

5

This is a dope campsite.

Jaimee D

Verified

October 3, 2022 Stayed at: 011D, Loop: Ausable Semi-Primitive North

4

Nice, secluded location. River view, no access

Dionne S

Verified

October 3, 2022 Stayed at: 067D, Loop: Cooke Pond

5

67D is a gorgeous site. Full view of the river! Great site for tents or tiny campers. Large site but quite a few trees and large roots for larger campers. Neighboring campers are far enough away for privacy.

Brian G

Verified

September 29, 2022 Stayed at: 041C, Loop: Cooke Pond

5

Incredible site. Beautiful, isolated, with lovely hardwood trees on east coast of this island. A short trail leads to west coast of island for watching sunset.
Would live on this island permanently if I could.

Brian G

Verified

September 29, 2022 Stayed at: 023C, Loop: Loud Pond

5

Huge site on a nice overlook of Loud Pond. Nice access from a little lagoon off the north side of Loud Pond. Rock bass and bullhead catfish in the lagoon. Sandy ramp leading down to main part of Loud Pond from site. Fire ring intact. Excellent stargazing set up. Can see Loud Pond Dam from the site.

Brian G

Verified

September 29, 2022 Stayed at: 061W, Loop: Cooke Pond

5

Very nice site. About 3-4 minutes walk from parking lot. Good river access for canoe or obtaining water. There is a latrine between 60 and 61 up on the hill. We had no neighbors in late September.
Do not go off of site location on Google Maps, this makes it look closer to the day use parking area off of Cooke Dam Rd than it actually is.

Brian G

Verified

September 29, 2022 Stayed at: 001D, Loop: Alcona Pond

4

A fine site. Not far from the 4001 Canoe Landing where you can park before heading down river.
Isolated, quiet, close to the river. Easy to find with signs. Go slow on the dirt road back - I scraped the bottom of my car pretty good.

Victor E

Verified

September 18, 2022 Stayed at: 004D, Loop: Alcona Pond

3

Fun weekend at site 004. The river access was great, particularily if you wanted to bring a kayak or canoe. Definetly see more people though than other sites. 5 or 6 cars came down to turn around in our site since the two track ends there. Lots of canoes and kayaks and people drifting fishing in front of the campsite. Loggers on the two track weren't too disruptive. Bummed that my kids had to listen to some folks dropping f bombs and blasting heavy metal on the river right in front of our site fishing but it is what it is. Overall great time.

Location Ausable River Camping

Address:
5761 North Skeel Avenue
Oscoda, MI, 48750
United States

Highway access

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

Distance to downtown

53 mi drive to downtown Oscoda (about 1 hr 4 min)

Nearby Campgrounds

Nearby destinations


Last updated: September 7, 2026

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