Established Camping

Rollways Campground

4 Reviews

About

USDA Forest Service

Huron-Manistee National Forests

Overview

Rollways Campground is located 7 miles from Hale, Michigan along the beautiful AuSable River. The site was built in 1909 as one of the first campgrounds established in Huron National Forest. The space is small and secluded and features an observation area, picnic grounds and log shelter.. The facility is located just off the River Road National Scenic Byway in northeast Lower Michigan. The byway showcases incredible views of the AuSable River Valley.

Recreation

Hike on the accessible trail that connects the campground and picnic area to Westgate Scenic Overlook. Bring binoculars and a camera to take advantage of the epic view. The same hiking path passes a stairway leading down to the river where visitors can fish and wade.

Facilities

The campground offers 19 pull-through campsites with picnic tables, a lantern post, grills, tent pads and campfire rings. At the picnic area, a log shelter, picnic tables and grills are available. Vault toilets and drinking water spigots are dispersed throughout the campground and all roads and camping spurs are paved.

Natural Features

Rollways is perched on a high bluff overlooking Loud Dam Pond on the AuSable River. The river flows from west to east for 138 miles until it reaches the great Lake Huron.

Nearby Attractions

Follow the length of the 22-mile River Road National Scenic Byway, which parallels the AuSable River.

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Access

Drive-In
Park next to your site
Walk-In
Park in a lot, walk to your site.
Hike-In
Backcountry sites.
Boat-In
Sites accessible by watercraft.

Stay Connected

WiFi
Unknown
Verizon
Unknown
AT&T
Good
T-Mobile
Poor

Site Types

Tent Sites
RV Sites
Standard (Tent/RV)
Group

Features

For Campers

Trash
Picnic Table
Phone Service
Drinking Water
Toilets
Alcohol
Pets

For Vehicles

Sanitary Dump
Water Hookups
Pull-Through Sites
Big Rig Friendly

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Alex H.

Guide

Reviewed Sep. 21, 2021

Nice little spot

Nice little campground in the forest. Only a couple other campers so it was really quiet. Short drive to the scenic byway with beautiful views. Outhouses were maybe the cleanest I’ve ever seen. There was a camp host but we didn’t get a chance to meet her. Only draw back having an RV is there is no dump/fill station so keep that in mind before you arrive, but it is a state forest campground.

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Month of VisitOctober

Lexi G.

Guide

Reviewed Jul. 20, 2020

Clean, quiet, nice!

We tented this past weekend at Rollways and it was great! The sites were big. We brought our own kayaks and spent the day at on loud lake which was about a 15 min drive away. There were plenty of vault toilets which were very clean and water stations. Some sites were reservable and some were first come first serve. There were two or three sites that’s were close to the water which looked most preferable.

Kelsey P.

Guide

Reviewed Jun. 1, 2019

Best place to camp for kayaking the Au Sable

We come here every summer for our annual Au Sable kayak trip! The campground is nice and clean with a good amount of space between sites. What’s really awesome about this place is if you pay a little extra, they will provide dropoff and pickup of both your party and all your kayaks to the appropriate points so you don’t have to deal with transporting everything yourself. This comes in handy especially at the end of the kayak trip when you have to walk up a HUGE staircase, which is absolute hell with a kayak! They will drag your kayaks back with a boat and even drop them off at your campsites that night or the next morning and it is definitely worth every penny!