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  4. Ausable River Camping

Camping at Ausable River Camping near Oscoda

Public campground · Oscoda · 101 campsites

A forested campground near trout fishing, hiking, and mountain biking. Most campsites have no hookups, and RV fit varies by site.

About this campground

AuSable River Dispersed Camping stretches along a 55-mile reach of the AuSable River in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, between the river access at 4001 Bridge (about 7 miles northwest of Glennie) and the Whirlpool access a few miles west of Oscoda. The system contains 101 individually designated single-family campsites, arranged into nine sections that follow the river corridor: Alcona Pond (7 sites), AuSable Semi-Primitive North (8), AuSable Semi-Primitive South (5), Cooke Pond (26), Five Channels Pond (4), Foote Pond (24), Loud Pond (7), Lower AuSable (5) and Sawmill Point (15).

5.0 on Recreation.gov · 469 reviewsBook on Recreation.gov
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At a glance

  • RV sites up to 40 ft

    Length limits vary by campsite.

  • No hookups
  • Pets welcome
  • Fishing
OverviewCampsitesAmenities & locationReviewsPlan your stay

83 available sites

83 open of 101 sites
Site 001D
Popular
RV or tent · Up to 26 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookupsAlcona Pond loop
Available all 2 nights
$20 for 2 nights
$10/night · before taxes & fees
Site 004D
Books up fast
RV or tent · Up to 18 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookupsAlcona Pond loop
Available all 2 nights
$20 for 2 nights
$10/night · before taxes & fees
Site 005C
Tent · Up to 10 peopleHookups not listedAlcona Pond loop
Available all 2 nights
$20 for 2 nights
$10/night · before taxes & fees
Site 008W
Tent · Up to 10 peopleHookups not listedAusable Semi-Primitive North loop
Available all 2 nights
$20 for 2 nights
$10/night · before taxes & fees
Site 009C
Tent · Up to 10 peopleHookups not listedAusable Semi-Primitive North loop
Available all 2 nights
$20 for 2 nights
$10/night · before taxes & fees
Site 011D
Popular
RV or tent · Up to 18 ft · Up to 10 peopleNo hookupsAusable Semi-Primitive North loop
Available all 2 nights
$20 for 2 nights
$10/night · before taxes & fees
Site 012C
Tent · Up to 10 peopleHookups not listedAusable Semi-Primitive North loop
Available all 2 nights
$20 for 2 nights
$10/night · before taxes & fees
Site 013C
Tent · Up to 10 peopleHookups not listedAusable Semi-Primitive North loop
Available all 2 nights
$20 for 2 nights
$10/night · before taxes & fees

View full availability calendar · night-by-night from Recreation.gov

Availability on Recreation.gov. Showing 40 of 101 sites.

SiteFr
13
Sa
14
Price
085W
walk to
✓✓$10
097C
boat in
✓✓$10
057D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
033C
boat in
✓✓$10
014C
boat in
✓✓$10
060W
walk to
✓✓$10
045D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
094C
boat in
✓✓$10
034C
boat in
✓✓$10
017C
boat in
✓
From $20 for 2 nights
$10/night · Before taxes & fees
83 sites available for your entire stay

You book directly on Recreation.gov. Rates and availability can change until reserved. Campground page on Recreation.gov ↗

83 openSites from $10/night
Book on Recreation.gov

Amenities & location

  • Boat Ramp
  • Boating
  • Canoeing
  • Fishing
  • Parking Area
  • Picnic Area
  • Scenic Overlooks
Check-in
12:00 PM
Checkout
12:00 PM
Pets
Allowed (per listing)
Maximum stay
14 nights

Hookups (individual campsites): 46 no-hookup individual sites.

Location

5761 NORTH SKEEL AVENUE
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Ausable River Camping: questions answered

What is the maximum RV length at Ausable River Camping?
Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (46 of 46 RV sites list a length) (per the listing)
Does Ausable River Camping have RV hookups?
46 no-hookup individual sites (per the listing)
How do I reserve a site at Ausable River Camping?
Reservable on Recreation.gov (per the listing)
Are pets allowed at Ausable River Camping?
Allowed (per the listing)
Sources and details

At a glance

Official facts link to their source; “Listing” facts come from the Recreation.gov listing. Anything we can't source says so.

Max rig length
Listing Longest RV site listed: 40 ft (46 of 46 RV sites list a length)
Hookups & power
Listing 46 no-hookup individual sites
Pull-through / back-in
Listing 4 pull-through, 43 back-in
Pets
Listing Allowed
Cell signal
Listing Visitor-reported signal on Recreation.gov (higher is better): Verizon 1 (229 reports), AT&T 1 (103 reports), T-Mobile 3 (72 reports)
Water
Listing Water at 2 sites
Shade
Listing 63 of 94 sites that report shade are listed as shaded
Booking
Listing Reservable on Recreation.gov
Price
Listing Lowest listed rate $10/night (live price once you pick dates)
Stay limits
Listing 14 nights max
Getting there
Listing 5761 NORTH SKEEL AVENUE (map in Location below)
Road & site access · Generators · Quiet hours · Starlink / satellite
Not listed — check with campground

Reviews

Themes from recent written reviews on Recreation.gov. Quotes are verbatim.

Quiet, wooded sites · 3 reviews

“Clean and quiet, lots of room between campsites”

Dick G · Oct 2025

Selected reviews

Verbatim from guest reviews on Recreation.gov ↗ (469 reviews, ★ 5.0). Not written or edited by us.

“Clean and quiet, lots of room between campsites”

Dick G 5 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov

“Very peaceful and quiet. Would be nice to have a picnic table. The campsites are all very good size. ”

Lenny C 4 · Oct 2025 · Recreation.gov
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  • Camping with dogs
✓
$10
087W
walk to
✓✓$10
042D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
004D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
018C
boat in
✓✓$10
031C
boat in
✓✓$10
091D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
078D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
086C
boat in
✓✓$10
101D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
015C
boat in
✓✓$10
027C
boat in
✓✓$10
065C
boat in
✓✓$10
023C
boat in
✓✓$10
021C
boat in
✓✓$10
051D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
037C
boat in
✓✓$10
088D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
041C
boat in
✓✓$10
076D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
032C
boat in
✓✓$10
100D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
035C
boat in
✓✓$10
090W
walk to
✓✓$10
005C
boat in
✓✓$10
013C
boat in
✓✓$10
062W
walk to
✓✓$10
038C
boat in
✓✓$10
063W
walk to
✓✓$10
011D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10
068D
standard nonelectric
✓✓$10

✓ available · R reserved · X not available · C closed · W first come, first served · N not yet released

Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights6 sites open for every night

Green Acres

15.1 mi from Ausable River Camping (straight-line)
Sites from $12/night
$24 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
Available Nov 13–15 · 2 nights4 sites open for every night

Rains Ranch

15.5 mi from Ausable River Camping (straight-line)
Sites from $32/night
$63 total for Nov 13–15 · before taxes & fees
Rates & availability from Hipcamp · you book on their site
View Campsites
First come, first served

Au Sable Loop Campground

0 mi from Ausable River Camping (straight-line) 5.0 · 7 Recreation.gov reviews
Tent sites · RV sites
No reservations, so no live availability
Rates & availability from Recreation.gov · you book on their site
View Campsites
Ways to stay

Bring a tent or have an RV waiting

  • Tent camping here: 46 sites take tents. See open sites ↑

Need an RV for your stay?

Rentals that may deliver here and whose listed length fits sites up to 40 ft. Delivery may be available — confirm fees and dates with the owner before you book.

2022 Gulfstream Ameri-lite “Nature Chaser”
2022 Gulfstream Ameri-lite “Nature Chaser”

Travel trailer · 22 ft · sleeps 5 · 26 mi from campground

$120/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

View rental
2012 Jayco Jayflight 26BH
2012 Jayco Jayflight 26BH

Travel trailer · 26 ft · sleeps 6 · 50 mi from campground

$125/night listed · Outdoorsy · Delivery may be available

View rental
“Catnip Evergreen” 2018 Heartland Prowler Lynx
“Catnip Evergreen” 2018 Heartland Prowler Lynx

Travel trailer · 29 ft · sleeps 7 · 61 mi from campground

$125/night listed · RVshare · Delivery may be available

View rental
Best time to go

Seasons, rates and how booked it gets

  • Peak season Apr 15–Nov 30: RV & Tent $10, Tent $10 per night
  • Off-peak Jan 1–Apr 14: RV & Tent $0, Tent $0 per night

stays up to 14 nights (Recreation.gov rules).

Plan your stay

How far ahead to book Ausable River Camping

For July weekends, book about 155 days ahead. Three in four July Friday and Saturday arrivals were booked later than that, and half were booked 45 days or less before arrival. Past timing is guidance, not a guarantee of what is open now.

See booking patterns
Arrival monthFri/Sat arrivals: half booked at leastA quarter at leastOther days: half booked at leastA quarter at least
April43 days ahead101 days ahead47 days ahead125 days ahead
May51 days ahead128 days ahead99 days ahead173 days ahead
June56 days ahead148 days ahead97 days ahead164 days ahead
July45 days ahead155 days ahead73 days ahead176 days ahead
August43 days ahead140 days ahead60 days ahead175 days ahead
September30 days ahead95 days ahead45 days ahead157 days ahead
October29 days ahead82 days ahead38 days ahead129 days ahead
November12 days ahead39 days ahead15 days ahead56 days ahead

Months with fewer than 30 reservations of that kind are left blank. Sites where nearly every booking was made the day of arrival (pay on arrival) are left out. Closed seasons, windows not yet released for booking, and currently unavailable nights are separate from this history.

Based on Recreation.gov reservations, FY2015–2025 (26,296 reservations in the years scored). Counts reservations made, not nights actually camped: cancellations aren't in the data, and nights a site was closed count as not booked. FY2020–21 (COVID) are left out of the scores.

Compare site types

101 individual reservable campsites from Recreation.gov, checked Nov 7. Rates are the listed nightly rates.

Standard sites (tent or RV)

Tent, van or small RV, no power

46 sites · $10/night

Loops: Sawmill Point loop (15), Foote Pond loop (12), Cooke Pond loop (7), Alcona Pond loop (6), Lower Ausable loop (5), Ausable Semi-Primitive North loop (1)

32 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Boat in

40 sites · $10/night

Loops: Cooke Pond loop (11), Foote Pond loop (7), Loud Pond loop (7), Ausable Semi-Primitive North loop (5), Ausable Semi-Primitve South loop (5), Five Channels Pond loop (4), Alcona Pond loop (1)

39 open Nov 13–Nov 15

Walk to

15 sites · $10/night

Loops: Cooke Pond loop (8), Foote Pond loop (5), Ausable Semi-Primitive North loop (2)

12 open Nov 13–Nov 15