Site AuSable East Group.

at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Backcountry Camping Permit

This site, in 4 agency photographs

Photos · Bill Mobilian

Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026

Group Hike ToType

Reservablerecreation.gov lists it

746 ftRoom

620 ftElevation

82%Tree cover

190 ftWater · to Lake Superior

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Room

746 ftto the nearest other site, against 830 ft typical here

#6 of 8roomiest site in the campground

0other sites within 100 ft

No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators

Nearest sitesAuSable East 5 746 ftAuSable East 2 746 ftAuSable East 4 746 ftAuSable East 3 746 ftAuSable East 1 746 ftAuSable East 6 746 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeGroup Hike To
LoopAuSable East
HookupsNone
Max Num of People20
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time1:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Min Num of People7
Proximity to WaterLakefront
AccessibleNot listed

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site AuSable East Group on recreation.gov

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Backcountry Camping Permit →

Most private sites hereBoat In 18105 ftCoves Group 6498 ftCliffs Group 5638 ftMosquito River Group 834 ftMasse Homestead Group 826 ft

Source: CAMPANAC campground index