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Gabions Campground

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National Forest

Au Sable National Scenic River Gabions Campground offers camping on the National Scenic stretch of the Au Sable River. Natural springs are common on this section of the river, including a small one at the river's edge near the gabions. Gabions are rock-filled wire baskets that are placed along the riverbank to help reduce erosion. The Shore-to-Shore Trail passes near the campground; however, Gabions is not a designated horse camp and horse camping is not permitted. Wildlife and waterfowl viewing opportunities exist; please respect wildlife and observe from a distance. Brochure with map: This brochure is set to print on 11 x 17 paper, landscape (wide) orientation. To print on 8 1/2 x 11 paper set the print area to "shrink to printable area", this will make the text on the page smaller. Flickr Photo Album

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Jon S.

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Reviewed Jun. 25, 2021

Our last resort! But not a bad one.

Being that most of the camping spots up here are first come first serve our first two options were already taken. We fell back to this being our final option and it was not a bad one. Albeit there was a huge Gypsy moth spawn happening so the worms were literally everywhere but it wasn't too much of a bother for the less squeamish. At the right time of year I'm sure it would be perfect. Camping spots had tons of room and the nightly rate was more than affordable. Weird you have to pay per vehicle rather than per spot though.

Month of VisitJuly

Location

Gabions Campground is located in Michigan

Directions

In Glennie, MI, at intersection of State Rt. 65 and Bamfield Rd, take Bamfield Rd west 3 miles to AuSable Rd. Turn right onto AuSable Rd and go 4.9 miles to Forest Rt. 3993. Turn left onto Rt. 3993 and go 0.3 miles into campground.