Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River

8 federal campgrounds, all of them reservable or unlisted, and 5 free to camp.

8Campgrounds

5Free to camp

115Sites, from 3

850–930 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 8 of these 8 campgrounds

Where they are

8 of 8 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 8

8 campgrounds

ReservableOpen

Gabions Campground

Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River · MI

8 sitesrigs to 99 ft850 fttoiletshookups

ReservableOpen

Au Sable Loop Campground

Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River · MI

5 sites2 pull-through sitesrigs to 99 ft930 ftdrinking watertoiletshookups

Reservable

Ausable River Camping

Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River · MI

102 sites40 boat-in sites15 walk-in sitesrigs to 40 ft930 fttoiletshookups

Seen from the air The agency never photographed these, so here is the satellite view. Same data, same sources.

Bear Island CampgroundAu Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River · MIFree · 870 ftOpen Buttercup CampgroundAu Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River · MIFree · 870 ftOpen Cathedral Pines CampgroundAu Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River · MIFree · 900 ftOpen Meadow Springs CampgroundAu Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River · MIFree · 920 ftOpen River Dune CampgroundAu Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River · MIFree · 920 ftOpen

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

Au Sable, Michigan Wild and Scenic River’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Jack Bergman (R)MI 1st · 8 campgrounds · grade F

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly