Ausable River Camping

US Forest Service · Michigan

Ausable River Camping in Michigan. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 534 public campsites we map in Michigan.

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.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Fee

$10/night

Booking

Reservation required

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Phone

989-362-8961

Coordinates

44.65111, -84.09944

Nearest sites we map

• Au Sable Loop Campground0 km · US Forest Service
• River Dune Backcountry Group Campsite0 km · US Forest Service
• Meadow Springs Backcountry Campsites2 km · US Forest Service
• Mio Pond State Forest Campground and Group Camp4 km · State park system
• Cathedral Pines Campground8 km · US Forest Service
• Mack Lake Orv Campground8 km · US Forest Service

Source: Recreation.gov, dated 2026-06-27, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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