I don’t know about the camper facilities, as we’ve only ever tent camped here. But I do know they have potable water and septic dumps for trailers and motor homes. It’s a very popular place in the summer, as it sets along the sandy beaches of Lake Huron. There’s a gorgeous old stone pavilion for larger parties or reunions, and plenty of camper spaces. It can get crowded and busy, but there are many trees and the sites are spaced far apart. There are special rustic sites away from the trailer and motor home sites. There is a little basketball court/floor hockey pad for kids, and a small playground, but not much else to do at the campground. However, for those who like hiking, there’s a beautiful little trail system and a bike path that stretches to miles from the harbor of Rogers City to the 40 Mile Point lighthouse a few miles north on US 23. There are restaurants, grocery stores, and gas stations in Rogers City, but the real draw is Lake Huron. It’s such a gorgeous stretch of shoreline with plenty of sandy beach and easy swimming access for hot summer days. If you come during the festival, be sure to get there a few days early!

This is one spectacular place, and a very familiar campground for us. We’ve been there many times. The campground itself is about 100 yards further down the road from the entrance to the falls, across from it. The campsites are rustic, and are set along the Ocqueoc River, upstream from the falls. There are two outhouses, and a well with good drinking water. Cell service is iffy… a bar or two on a good day if you have Verizon, likely not with any of the other providers. It’s a popular campground in the summer and fall, so you'll likely have other campers around. There aren’t that many sites… maybe 15 or 20 at the most? And they’re first come, first serve. If you’re lookkng for privacy and seclusion, you likely won’t find it there during the months of June, July, and August, but the campers have always been respectful and courteous.

The best thing about this campground, of course, is across the road at the Ocqueoc Falls. It’s the only handicap accessible falls in the country, and the only real and constant river falls in the lower peninsula (not counting various artesian wells). There is an “underground river” off of Silver Creek Rd at the Little Ocqueoc River where locals take cool pictures and fish under the deep canopy of huge boulders and cedar trees in the spring, but it dries up pretty good by late summer. Ocqueoc Falls is picturesque, and a fun place to swim in the heat of summer. The park provides a nice, large grassy area for picnics and sunbathing, but there is no beach. It can be very crowded on holidays and weekends, especially during nice weather, so I’d recommend going during the week. You'll need a Michigan Recreation Passport to enter or else pay $5 (I think is the amount?) if you’re from out of state if you’re entering with a vehicle, but if you’re camping in the campground, you can also just walk across.

Personally I think the best part about Ocqueoc Falls State Campground is the trail system. It’s not a difficult trail, and circles altogether about 7 miles or so with various loops for shorter hikes. It’s cool because you get a mix of little ecosystems and different terrain and flora on various parts of the trail as it meanders and follows the river downstream. You can often see eagles flying overhead, and the trail is especially awesome in the fall. If you enjoy a fairly easy hike, then you’ve got to check it out. There isn’t much to do if you aren’t a fan of camping and hiking and fishing, and Millersburg — the closest town — doesn’t offer much other than a restaurant, small grocery, and a gas station. The campground isn’t far from Rogers City, though where there’s a decent Family Fare grocery and a cute downtown area.

We wanted to love this rustic campground in Rapid River, MI but it just wasn’t our cup of tea. Upon first glance it was a beautiful natural campground, with abundant trees and wildflowers, and well-tended facilities. The flowing artesian well (that the campground is obviously named after) is very cool. At first, when I took this video we were enraptured by the beauty and tranquility of the campground, with the river just below the banks of our campsite. However, we soon discovered that it wasn't going to be peaceful or quiet. The campground sits right on the main road, which happened to be (at least at the time we were there) an active logging road. So we were constantly hearing logging trucks going by from morning until late evening. It got to be so annoying that we cut our stay short despite prepaying, and moved to another campground. The river was beautiful, but didn’t produce much in the way of fishing. If it weren’t for the fact that it was on a main travel road for big, loud logging trucks, I would have given this a couple more stars and rated it higher.

This campground in Felch is a rustic campground, with two outhouses and a water pump for potable water that sits on Gene's Pond. It’s a gorgeous campground, with a boat ramp and fishing dock on the lake. We’ve camped here twice now, and love the remote location — it’s pretty far back in the woods and ideal for anyone who really wants that northern Michigan/remote experience. At night, you can sometimes hear wolves in the distance. We had the campground to ourselves the first time, and th second time there was only one other camper. We tent camped, and while the outhouses were clean, the one nearest our campsite was out of toilet paper. Luckily we had our own. There are only a handful of campsites. Maybe 12 or 15 total? And all of them are well shaded with good privacy, a picnic table, and a fire pit. The only downside to this campground is the horrid water. It comes from a cistern (I imagine) and has a hand pump. The water is awful. Cloudy and foul tasting, stale and full of minerals. The second time we camped there we made sure to bring our own water. The fishing was great in Gene's Pond. My hubby caught some bluegill in the lake that we cooked up for dinner. It’s really a beautiful spot, not far from Felch or Sagola for supplies, and near some great brook trout fishing on the Ford River. We'll definitely go back.

My husband and I have camped here several times now, so we know this rustic campground intimately. First of all, nothing beats the setting. It's absolutely gorgeous, as far as campgrounds go. There are only about 20 campsites in all. Roughly 12 or so “on top” and another 8 “down below.” The campsite is split between an upper portion on top of the hill and the lower portion below the hill down by the river. The upper part has both a male and female outhouse, as well as the footpath to the lake. The lower part has only one multi-user outhouse, and the artesian well along with access to the river. The well water is fantastic. One of the best we've found in a state campground. We prefer to camp in either campsite #16 by the well, which is a spot tucked in front of a forested hillside, or campsite #18 which is adjacent to the river (you can hear the babbling brook which is very soothing for sleeping!). Both sites are beautiful and private… as long as no one sets up camp right next to you, because each one does have two other sites on either side. For the most part, though, the way the camp sites are positioned, if the campground isn’t full, people will usually be considerate and not set up right next to you so you have quite a bit of tranquil privacy. However, there have been a few times where the campground has been nearly empty and an inconsiderate jerk decided to set their camp right next to ours —just to be close to the well or the river, because those are the coveted spots and it’s first come, first serve. In fact, one time he campground was completely empty except for my husband and me, and a large family with (no joke!) 9 kids pulled in and set up right next to us, despite the fact that the rest of the campground was totally open. Apparently they wanted to be in that spot, regardless of the fact that we were there with in a tent only 15 feet away. It was pretty ridiculous, but obviously not the fault of the campground. Just inconsiderate campers.

If you camp at site #16 near the well, you'll get a lot of traffic from locals who come by to fill up their water jugs from the artesian well… presumably because they either have bad well-water or have camps without a well. Since it’s a rustic campground, there are no showers or other facilities, but we always bring a solar shower and a pop-up shower tent. Most of the sites have ample sunlight as well as shade, for those that prefer either/or. At night, the stars are glorious and we've easily spotted the International Space Station on more than one occasion. Every camp site has a picnic table and large iron fire pit.

The brook trout fishing is great, especially if you’re willing to put on waders and break brush. But you can catch some decent sized ones from one of the many stone bridges that cross-cross the river. As other reviews pointed out, this is a designated brook trout stream that used to be an old hatchery, and you can see the old stonework from bad in the day. It’s very cool, and the ambiance of the place is quite stunning. A stone memorial tells the brief story about how Earnest Hemingway fished there.

There are a few things that frustrate us about the place. It’s a very rustic campground about halfway between Seney and Grand Marias, so there is no cell phone service at all there. Not a big deal at all for those (like us) who like to get off the grid, but for families who might need to have emergency calls or travelers who like to stay connected, or if you need an updated weather report/radar, you won't be able to get that there. Also, logging occurs quite often around the campground, and the noise can be disruptive. Twice now we camped at the site down by the river where we heard logging happening less than a mile from the campground from 10 PM until about midnight. Poachers, I would imagine, since we can’t see how legitimate loggers would be doing that so late at night, and it was pretty annoying. Also, we love going to that campground for the peace, quiet, and tranquility of the place in a very natural setting, and of course we inevitably find ourselves there on the same night(s) where a group of campers will be up late partying and playing loud music, completely inconsiderate of those who might be there for the quiet serenity of nature. Usually most of those in the campground are quiet campers who are there for the same experience we are, but it always happens where one rude group of people show up and ruin it for everyone. Again, not the fault of the campground, but it’s been a constant experience for us. If you plan to go during the week when it’s not a holiday, you might get lucky and find you have the place to yourselves, and the few times that’s happened to us it’s been completely awesome. But typically we'll find ourselves gritting our teeth and dealing with rude or inconsiderate campers who park themselves near us and intrude on our quiet with their music. We always tent camp, but because of the campground's rustic nature, sometimes we encounter campers sat this campground with trailers who like to run generators — another annoying intrusion on our quiet. I’ve only seen the DNR come by once in all our time camping, and sometimes we’ll see campers setting up without registering or paying, and those are usually the big disrupters. There’s an art festival in August in Grand Marias, so avoid that week or any holiday weekend if you want some peace and quiet.

Bring your mosquito repellant and Thermocell, because the mosquitos can be bad with the river and lake surrounding the campground. We made the mistake of camping once during the black fly hatch (third week of May) and they were miserable. Not much you can do about that… they're a common annoyance around much of the U.P.

The outhouses are rudimentary, but fairly clean and always stocked with toilet paper. But the steps leading down to the lake are rotted and untended, so be careful with children. All in all, this is a pretty fantastic campground that we enjoy if we hit it during a time when no one is there, but it’s hit or miss. If you need supplies (or cell service), one of the gas stations in Seney are your best bet and easiest/closest. Grand Marias can be busy with holiday tourists, and the few times we ventured that way we found they were out of ice and bait. But Seney never fails to provide.