Best Camping near Au Gres, MI

Whether you're an RVer or tent camper, Au Gres, MI is a great place to post up for the weekend—or longer. There are tons of hikes and other fun activities to partake in. Experience some of the most stunning views that Michigan camping has to offer. Discover great camping spots near Au Gres, reviewed by campers like you.

Best Camping Sites Near Au Gres, MI (118)

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  • t
    Camper-submitted photo from Sleeper State Park
    Sep. 24, 2024

    Sleeper State Park

    Late summer peace

    Went later September on a Saturday and it was perfect. Good mix of tents and rv’s. Everyone was respectful and the whole campground was pretty quiet despite being essentially full. Bathrooms were clean, stocked, with plenty of hot water. Didn’t shower there but there is a ton of showers. Beach was a crazy close walk and really impressive. Even a pet friendly beach too. Camp host had fun activities for the kids (my kids claim this was the best time of the trip) as well as tea, coffee, and hot chocolate. Staff was incredibly friendly

  • DThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Jewell Lake Campground
    Sep. 23, 2024

    Jewell Lake Campground

    Great place

    Only stayed one night but it was a very nice stay. Private but not secluded. Encountered a bear in the night but it retreated back into the woods. Did have my dog with me. I would definitely go back.

  • Chad H.
    Camper-submitted photo from Outdoor Adventures Saginaw Bay Resort
    Sep. 20, 2024

    Outdoor Adventures Saginaw Bay Resort

    Common Camp Ground we go to all the time

    Alright camp ground, it’s a members only. Few grouchy people that seem more miserable than into relaxing. It’s definitely an interesting atmosphere compared to other campgrounds. Staff are hit or miss, seems like the pleasant ones take layoff and move on. Small improvements are made year over year, which is nice.

  • K
    Camper-submitted photo from Krystal Lake Campground
    Sep. 8, 2024

    Krystal Lake Campground

    The campground blasts loud music

    The campground seemed nice into Sat. Night came.  They started Blasting loud music that drowned our or campfire conversation from 1000ft away.  We end our night early and still couldn't sleep,  because the music was so loud inside of our camper, a hard side camper.  We called the camp store and they said they couldn't do smoothing about it.  We won't be back.

  • Ralph E.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Alcona Park
    Sep. 5, 2024

    Alcona Park

    very nice campground

    nice campground with plenty of woods and water. rustic sites could be a little more leveled off but not awfully bad. they have full, semi and rustic sites. camped here 4 times and enjoyed my time. PRO'S- great fishing, playgrounds for kids, great for riding bikes, sites are clean and many have good space for larger campers, staff is friendly and reliable. CONS- showers need more pressure, roads can get extremely dusty when it's dry, "beach" is small and rocky and on a slop which is difficult to walk on due to too many rocks in what little sand there is however the whole lakeshore is rocks so wear water shoes, while it didn't bother me, it can get a little loud at nite, after 10pm "quite time" but nothing really serious, some rustic sites could use some dirt to level them up but manageable, rustic sites, IMO, are a little expensive at $20 a night but I've camped at others that were $40! summing my review up, I enjoyed every time I camped here! caught lots of fish from walleye to crappie, even a 6.3lb small mouth bass!! very nice campground that I will continue to camp at and recommend!!

  • LThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Arrowhead Lake Camp
    Sep. 3, 2024

    Arrowhead Lake Camp

    Amazing place

    This place was fantastic. We stayed in the Lakeside cabins. Amazing views! We went kayaking, mountain biking, hiking and fishing. The wildlife is plentiful and the lake is full of fish. The staff are fantastic. If we needed anything, they were there in minutes. Always courteous and friendly. Will definitely be back

  • Jacqueline A.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Bay City State Park
    Aug. 23, 2024

    Bay City State Park

    Great Park on Lake Huron

    Beach, trails and children's solace pad, just an easy walk across the road. Newer bathhouse. Shady sandy campsite. Be sure and visit downtown Bay City, lots of great restaurants, a Riverwalk on both sides of the river, concerts in the park. Great atmosphere.

  • Gary G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Bay City State Park
    Aug. 8, 2024

    Bay City State Park

    Good park

    Most sites are good, though some have slopes to them. Choose carefully. Great newer playscape and splash pad (!) for the kids, across State Park Rd from the main campground. Nice newly opened visitor/nature center. Campground usually clean and patrolled. Showers/restrooms are good, cleaned twice a day. Friendly staff.

    Some of the best campground hosts are here.

    Groceries, restaurants & laundromats are a short drive away.

    TV reception was ok, and T-Mobile worked well enough.

  • Sara Y.
    Camper-submitted photo from Tawas River RV Park
    Jul. 29, 2024

    Tawas River RV Park

    Trailer Park

    This campground was disappointing to say the least. Bathrooms were nasty with fruit flies no toilet paper either. The dump station was in poor condition. The non potable water didn’t even work. Our electric box didn’t work we had to use the box next to us. The bugs were awful! There was raw sewage there as well. It smelled so bad. You’re also in a trailer park with condemned trailers! The park was in bad shape as well. The site we reserved wasn’t even vacant!

  • Gary G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Tawas Point State Park
    Jul. 28, 2024

    Tawas Point State Park

    Nice location

    Nice park. Can feel a little tight on some spaces, especially if your neighbor sprawls over the lines. Restrooms could use a little improvement (like replacing the crappy doors leading into the building) and some maintenance, but are clean. Being on a point between Lake Huron & Tawas Bay, there's almost always some breeze. There's beaches on both sides of the point. Staff friendly. Like most MI State Park sites, it's electric only. Tawas has no (as of this review) FHU sites. There's the Tawas Point Lighthouse here, which you can climb for a few bucks. Nice little gift shop next to it. It can get really packed here on weekends, and the day use gets closed because of being too full.

    Big rigs, note that the roads can be tight, especially when inconsiderate campers crowd the road, cause you know... It's all about them.

    All in all, it's one of our favorite state parks.

    Hit Klenow's Market in town. They do great sandwiches!

  • Angela B.
    Camper-submitted photo from Rifle River Campground
    Jun. 9, 2024

    Rifle River Campground

    Awesome campgrounds @ Rifle River

    The only complaint about the week I spent was they didn’t cut the grass, other than that I had an amazing birthday week at Rifle River Campground,  we found amazing flowers blooming  like yellow and pink lady slippers I even found Agates, fossils if you’re a rock hunter and when you climb up the tower there’s a extremely large eagles nest.

    The fishing wasn’t very successful I only caught a small one but the water was warm and clear you could see the sand doons.

  • B J.
    Camper-submitted photo from Evergreen Park Campground
    Jun. 8, 2024

    Evergreen Park Campground

    Extremely loud

    Very loud, lots of children, kids will be kids, but the loud music until very late and the dogs barking all hours not necessary!  At least I know most of Tom Pettys songs now from listening to them all night!

  • Emily G.
    Camper-submitted photo from Jewell Lake NF Campground
    May. 23, 2024

    Jewell Lake NF Campground

    Jewell Lake

    I think jewel lake is pretty good because they have good campsites. I like the dog, they have an island, you can go on can't sleep on there, but you can go on it. They have a beach, they have a bridge, so you can fish on good water to go swimming, you can drive a boat, you can go on a kayaking on a jet ski, any type of water boats the camp site it's pet friendly perfect for campers or pull behinds tense, they're ok, for motorhome\ RV's but it's pretty good.

  • T
    Camper-submitted photo from Bay County Fairgrounds
    May. 5, 2024

    Bay County Fairgrounds

    Great location and quiet

    We stayed here 2 years ago.  The office where payment is made is a few miles away from the actual campground.

    There is a dump station and water at the fairgrounds.  Along the left side near the dump / water station as you enter are huge grassy sites marked by electrical outlets at the rear of the sites. The rest of the fairgrounds are set up like  a traditional campground on a "loop" style.  It looks like almost all the sites will accommodate a 40 footer easily.

    There were 2 or 3 campers who appeared to be long term seasonal guests but it did not distract from our overall stay.

    We pull an Imagine 2500RL pulled by a Ford F-150 max trailer package.

    We stayed 4 nights and spent the days traveling around Bay City.

    Founds a great BBQ that had been shared by MI PLAYGROUND ---  Meaty's Roadhouse BBQ& Sausage Shack Bay City.
    We are planning our Summer 2024 travels and will; be stopping at the Bay County Fairgrounds again this summer.

  • Ashley F.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Colemans
    Oct. 25, 2023

    Colemans

    Colemans

    Ashley here with The Dyrt. We're happy to have this listing on our platform. Check them out and come back here to leave them some love!

  • Brad J.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Lumberman's Monument Visitor Center
    Oct. 12, 2023

    Lumberman's Monument Visitor Center

    Not Free! Beautiful and quiet.

    Gorgeous sites with lots of privacy. Basic pit outhouses no other services.

    Only complaint is that contrary to Dyrts listing, it's not actually free.

  • Doug L.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Port Crescent State Park
    Sep. 2, 2023

    Port Crescent State Park

    Port Crescent - Beautiful Campground on the Shores of Lake Huron

    Port Crescent is a really amazing campground to visit. The campground contains cabins, tent, and RV sites. Our site (95) was an electric only site but water was nearby.

    Our site was on the sand but large enough to park the camper parallel to the campsite. we were well off the road there were no worries concerning passing vehicles.

    The nature and wild life there are simply amazing and the sunsets on the beach were incredible. They were even more amazing because wildfire activity enhanced the fading rays of the sun.

    We did buy the yearly MI recreation pass, not only for this but for some other stays we had planned in MI. The pass was $35 which was affordable.

    For Astronomers this is a certified dark sky park the IDA. This is a Bortle 3 site with an SQM reading of 21.79 mag./arc sec2. I did not get to observe here due to smoke from wild fires.

    Saginaw Bay is nearby and its a beautiful place to visit.

    to Make sure you know where your gas stations are as they are a long way away from Each other. Also the water spigots in the park don't have hose connectors to either fill up with potable water at the dump station or bring water canisters with you.

    Otherwise have a great time, we did!

  • Hallee L.
    Camper-submitted photo from Grousehaven Campground
    Aug. 28, 2023

    Grousehaven Campground

    A new favorite

    We left Tawas Point campground and went here. The day use beach bathroom was our first stop...not the cleanest. But the beach was nice as were the trails. Once in the camp itself, we loved how much better it was than Tawas. It's more spread out and I didn't feel like people were staring at me. Our site was perfect. We had some shade, perfect to park under as we car camped. Spacious lot and a trail connected us to a grassy area, boathouse, and beach. PERFECT spot if you are a paddleboarder/kayaker/etc. No wake lake is awesome for paddle sports! Our bathhouse was very clean. We will DEFINITELY be coming back!

  • Hallee L.
    Camper-submitted photo from Tawas Point State Park
    Aug. 26, 2023

    Tawas Point State Park

    Nice but busy

    It is very nice and extremely clean. However it is kind of cramped. Sites feel close and everyone was very nosey. Pet beach is nice. Water is beautiful. Convenient location. People didn't listen to rules such as quiet hour and let their badly behaved dogs run loose. Bath house is extremely nice! All in all, I would camp here on an off day/season.

  • Justin N.
    Camper-submitted photo from Black Creek State Forest Campground
    Aug. 26, 2023

    Black Creek State Forest Campground

    Checked all the boxes but its a bit noisy with traffic nearby

    Campsites are pretty close together and you can hear traffic nearby most of the day. Sites are well kept and toilets were nice and clean. Easy to get in and out but doesn't really feel like camping with all the traffic noise.

  • N
    Camper-submitted photo from Monument Campground
    Aug. 22, 2023

    Monument Campground

    Lovely rustic camping

    Quiet and spacious sites. Near a lot of recreation, including Lumbermans Monument, the paddlers memorial, and the lovely Ausable River. Minutes away from Oscoda and Lake Huron.

  • Meghan B.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Au Sable River Primitive Camping
    Aug. 21, 2023

    Au Sable River Primitive Camping

    Amazing, as always!

    I launched from the Pine Acres Boat Launch and stayed at one of the primitive campsites on Cooke Dam Pond. The boat-in sites are great because they're super spaced out and private. Always an enjoyable time!

  • Bob M.
    Camper-submitted photo from Sleeper State Park
    Aug. 20, 2023

    Sleeper State Park

    Disappointing

    Sorry, I hate writing negative reviews, but this place deserves it.

    Pros- the beach is fantastic, staff is excellent.

    Cons- looks like they tried to cram in as many sites as possible, even on unlevel terrain. I can't imagine how ugly it would get during rainstorms with the mud.

    $34/night is way too high. I've seen way better dry camping spots. This was our 3rd Michigan SP on our long trip, & we are really disappointed in this one.

  • Brad L.
    Camper-submitted photo from Sleeper State Park
    Aug. 17, 2023

    Sleeper State Park

    Campground

    Campground maintenance. Electrical hookups are too far away from the site. They jam a lot of campers in here. The beach is across the street and caseville is next door which helps up the reviews. I would prefer to stay at the caseville county park instead.



Guide to Au Gres

Camping near Au Gres, Michigan, offers a mix of beautiful scenery and outdoor fun. Whether you’re looking for a peaceful retreat or a family adventure, there are plenty of campgrounds to explore.

What to do:

  • Hiking and Biking: Enjoy the trails at Harrisville State Park Campground. “Not a huge park, but complete with bike and walk/jog trails,” says one visitor. The trails are great for both hiking and biking.
  • Fishing: The waters around Tawas Point State Park Campground are perfect for fishing. One camper mentioned, “You can climb a lighthouse and look out 30+ miles,” making it a scenic spot for anglers.
  • Beach Time: Relax at the beaches near Bay City State Park Campground. A reviewer noted, “Beach, trails and children's solace pad, just an easy walk across the road.”

What campers like:

  • Privacy: Many campers appreciate the spacious sites at Port Crescent State Park Campground. One happy camper said, “If you get the right spot, you have essentially private access to the beautiful waters of Lake Huron.”
  • Clean Facilities: Campers often mention the cleanliness of the restrooms and showers. A visitor at Bay City State Park Campground remarked, “Showers/restrooms are good, cleaned twice a day.”
  • Friendly Staff: Many reviews highlight the helpfulness of campground staff. A camper at Tawas Point State Park Campground noted, “Staff friendly. Like most MI State Park sites, it's electric only.”

What you should know:

  • Noise Levels: Some campgrounds have strict quiet hours. A frustrated camper at Harrisville State Park Campground shared, “We were warned about noise levels, and it was quite the experience.”
  • Site Size: Be aware that some sites can feel cramped, especially on weekends. A visitor at Tawas Point State Park Campground mentioned, “Sites feel close and everyone was very nosey.”
  • Booking in Advance: Many popular spots fill up quickly. A camper at South Higgins Lake State Park Campground advised, “If you want one of these sites, you will need to be ready to book the site 6 months in advance.”

Tips for camping with families:

  • Kid-Friendly Activities: Look for campgrounds with playgrounds and splash pads. A reviewer at Bay City State Park Campground mentioned, “Great newer playscape and splash pad for the kids.”
  • Choose Spacious Sites: Opt for campgrounds that offer larger sites for family gatherings. A camper at Albert E. Sleeper State Park Campground said, “Good spacious spots. Many sites are wide so they lend themselves to good group camping.”
  • Plan for Quiet Time: Make sure to respect quiet hours to keep the peace. A camper at Harrisville State Park Campground noted the importance of keeping noise down after 10 PM.

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Accessibility: Some sites can be tricky to navigate, especially for larger RVs. A visitor at Tawas Point State Park Campground warned, “Big rigs, note that the roads can be tight.”
  • Bring Extra Cords: Some sites may require long extension cords for electric hookups. A camper at Bay City State Park Campground suggested, “Recommend to have extension cord for some sites, as plug in can be far.”
  • Plan for Busy Weekends: Expect crowded conditions during peak times. A visitor at South Higgins Lake State Park Campground mentioned, “This was a large state park on a beautiful inland lake. There are several camping areas within the campground, and they are large and wooded.”

Camping near Au Gres, Michigan, has something for everyone, from families to solo adventurers. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What camping is available near Au Gres, MI?

    According to TheDyrt.com, Au Gres, MI offers a wide range of camping options, with 118 campgrounds and RV parks near Au Gres, MI and 1 free dispersed camping spot.

  • Which is the most popular campground near Au Gres, MI?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular campground near Au Gres, MI is Tawas Point State Park with a 4-star rating from 23 reviews.

  • Where can I find free dispersed camping near Au Gres, MI?

    According to TheDyrt.com, there is 1 free dispersed camping spot near Au Gres, MI.

  • What parks are near Au Gres, MI?

    According to TheDyrt.com, there are 3 parks near Au Gres, MI that allow camping, notably Huron-Manistee National Forests and Sleeping Bear Dunes.