BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Au Sable River, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 46 public sites on the Au Sable River — 30 walk-in sites and 16 launches, spread over Alcona, Crawford, Iosco and Oscoda. 21 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 342,391 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Roscommon, 28.1 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water east of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Roscommon | 28.1 mi | east |
| Grayling | 33.2 mi | east |
| Gaylord | 42.5 mi | south-east |
| Alpena | 43.4 mi | south-west |
Straight-line distance from the river's midpoint, and the direction you would travel from the town to reach it. The roads are not mapped here, so there is no drive time — a travel time nobody measured is the kind of number that gets somebody lost.
Public access sites
| Site | Type | River mile | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Au Sable River At Williams Tract | walk in | 127.3 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At Pollack Bridge | walk in | 127.2 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At Rayburn's North | walk in | 118.8 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At Rayburn's South | walk in | 118.6 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River SFCG (fee) | canoe launch | 117.0 | — |
| Burtons Landing State Forest Campground (fee) | canoe launch | 116.5 | — |
| Au Sable River At Louie's Landing | walk in | 115.8 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At Keystone Landing | walk in | 115.3 | Crawford |
| Keystone Landing State Forest Campground (fee) | canoe launch | 114.9 | — |
| Au Sable River At Whirlpool | walk in | 114.6 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At Thendara Road | walk in | 113.7 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At Guide's Rest | walk in | 112.7 | Crawford |
| Stephans Bridge (fee) | canoe launch | 111.7 | — |
| Au Sable River At Spite Avenue | walk in | 111.0 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At Lower Trout Unlimited Research Station | walk in | 108.5 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At Wakeley Bridge | walk in | 107.4 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At Townline Road | walk in | 105.6 | Crawford |
| Au Sable River At White Pine Campground | walk in | 104.9 | Crawford |
| Connors Flats (fee) | canoe launch | 102.4 | — |
| Au Sable River At Rainbow Bend | walk in | 100.9 | Crawford |
| McMasters Bridge (fee) | boat launch | 99.5 | — |
| Parmalee Bridge State Forest Campground (fee) | boat launch | 90.6 | — |
| Whirlpool (fee) | canoe launch | 86.3 | — |
| Au Sable River At Camp 10 Road | walk in | 82.1 | Oscoda |
| Camp Ten Bridge (fee) | boat launch | 81.1 | — |
| Mio Pond State Forest Campground (fee) | boat launch | 78.3 | — |
| Mio Pond T-Dock (fee) | boat launch | 77.8 | — |
| Au Sable River At Big Creek Township Dam Access | walk in | 77.5 | Oscoda |
| M-33 Roadside Park (fee) | boat launch | 77.3 | — |
| Au Sable River - Louds Rest | walk in | 76.2 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River - U.S. Forest Service Forest Road 4366 - Loop And River Dune Campground | walk in | 74.4 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River At Au Sable River Overlook | walk in | 73.1 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River - Meadow Springs | walk in | 72.1 | Oscoda |
| Comins Flats (fee) | boat launch | 70.0 | — |
| Au Sable River At Forest Road 4291 Access | walk in | 67.8 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River At Davis Rest | walk in | 65.9 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River At F32 Overlook | walk in | 64.8 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River - Mckinley Landing | walk in | 62.5 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River At Buttercup U.s. Forest Service Campground | walk in | 60.4 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River At Alcona Rest | walk in | 59.4 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River At Bear Island U.s. Forest Service Campground | walk in | 59.0 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River - Forest Road 4842 | walk in | 58.8 | Oscoda |
| Au Sable River At 4001 Bridge Landing | walk in | 54.8 | Alcona |
| Alcona Park West Campground | boat launch | 51.9 | — |
| Alcona Park East Campground | boat launch | 51.9 | — |
| Alcona Park Modern Campground | boat launch | 50.2 | — |
30 walk-in, 16 launches, from MDNR's own access file. River mile is measured up from the mouth along this river's drawn axis.
Public land on the water
- Grayling Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 130,704 acres in all
- Huron National Forest — United States Forest Service, 109,786 acres in all
- Au Sable State Forest - Grayling Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 89,732 acres in all
- Au Sable National Scenic River — public, 6,936 acres in all
- Camp Grayling Military Reservation — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 3,790 acres in all
- Alcona Park — Consumers Power Company, 635 acres in all
- Public Water Access Site — Michigan DNR, 381 acres in all
- Camp Wa Wa Sum — City, 226 acres in all
- Ausable River — Michigan DNR, 131 acres in all
- Forest Management — Other State Land, 20 acres in all
- Wayside Recreation Site — Consumers Energy, 17 acres in all
- M33 Roadside Park — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 8 acres in all
- Cedar St Park — City, 6 acres in all
- Joseph Pillars Park — Big Creek Township, 5 acres in all
- Stephans Bridge Boating Access Site — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 5 acres in all
- Luzerne Park — public, 4 acres in all
- Ausable River Mouth Access Site — public, 3 acres in all
- Mcmasters Bridge Landing — public, 2 acres in all
- Wakeley Bridge Landing — public, 1 acre in all
- Finish Line Park — Au Sable Township, 1 acre in all
- Au Sable River Access — Trout Unlimited, 1 acre in all
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it.
More about Au Sable River
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- Au Sable River fishing report
- Au Sable River fishing regulations