About Ausable River Camping
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Reviews (484)
What Guests Are Saying
Ausable River Camping offers a beautiful and serene environment, with spacious, well-maintained sites and picturesque views of the river. Campers appreciate the remote, rustic charm and the opportunities for fishing and hiking. While there are some concerns regarding ticks, road conditions, noise from generators, and occasional issues with campsite bookings, many visitors still express a strong desire to return for another experience in nature.
What Guests Are Saying
Ausable River Camping offers a beautiful and serene environment, with spacious, well-maintained sites and picturesque views of the river. Campers appreciate the remote, rustic charm and the opportunities for fishing and hiking. While there are some concerns regarding ticks, road conditions, noise from generators, and occasional issues with campsite bookings, many visitors still express a strong desire to return for another experience in nature.
Review Summary
Lauren d
VerifiedAugust 30, 2020 • Stayed at: 085W, Loop: Foote Pond
Beautiful campsite and very well maintained. It's about a half mile hike in. You do pass a spring on the way in. Bugs were not bad but there were more people on the water at night than I would have expected.
Kelsey P
VerifiedAugust 28, 2020 • Stayed at: 069W, Loop: Cooke Pond
Campsite was quiet and private. Right on the river so we were able to launch our canoe from the campsite.
Jake B
VerifiedAugust 27, 2020 • Stayed at: 031C, Loop: Five Channels Pond
The AuSable River has earned my respect. So saying, I have been kayaking and canoeing for over twenty years. I have seen and done every major river system in both peninsulas. The last was the AuSable. The river has my profound respect. It is peaceful and quiet. It us rejuvenating on a soul deep level. I need that every so often... dont you? I highly suggest and recommend it.
.... I could have done without the pounds, but they were a fantastic challenge.
Make a multi day trip out of it. I did. So do you, to really experience it. I also recommend staying at the Forest Service campgrounds, the rustic and craft access only sites. They are the best. AuSable Loop Campground is also amazing.
Yejin L
VerifiedAugust 26, 2020 • Stayed at: 053D, Loop: Sawmill Point
This was the best camping spot. It wad quiet and spacious.
Randall J
VerifiedAugust 25, 2020 • Stayed at: 066D, Loop: Cooke Pond
Nice campsite large enough forc4vtents. Also nice beach area and dammed lake large enough for boat.
Dionne S
VerifiedAugust 24, 2020 • Stayed at: 089D, Loop: Foote Pond
Large and private campsite with a wider trail down to the water. Many trees but the water can be seen. Easy drive in road and not far from the main road.
Sarah C
VerifiedAugust 23, 2020 • Stayed at: 042D, Loop: Sawmill Point
Such a beautiful site!!
Ronald H
VerifiedAugust 22, 2020 • Stayed at: 038C, Loop: Cooke Pond
The owners are great people. The property is in a beautiful location and well-run. I would certainly stay here again.
Michelle M
VerifiedAugust 18, 2020 • Stayed at: 078D, Loop: Foote Pond
Beautiful area! We camped with three young kids and enjoyed the dunes at Lumbermans the best. We canoed, swam and drove oit to the beaches in Oscoda. Peaceful and scenic. There was however some garbage left in the firepit and some in the woods. Seriously people don't ruin it for others, clean up after yourself!
Riet S
VerifiedAugust 17, 2020 • Stayed at: 052D, Loop: Sawmill Point
The sites at Sawmill point are wonderful. They are huge with beautiful views on the lake. Access to the lake at our site was a little difficult. The pit toilet was clean and so was the site. It has no picnic table. My biggest beef with the place is the reservation system. There seems to be no first come first serve at this site but that is not at all obvious once you are on location. There is no place to tag the site as reserved and we watched people coming in thinking they had found a place, only to be chased off once the people arrived who reserved it. Many sites stayed empty for a large portion of the time. I think the sites are so cheap that people reserve them and then not bother cancel them if they decide not to come leaving the site unusable for people who would love to come. Making them slightly more expensive and finding a way to tag the sites as reserved may help that.
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).
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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.
Latitude & Longitude: 44.6511 / -84.0994
Elevation: 286 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
