Army Corps of Engineer Campgrounds in Michigan

Ausable River Camping

• The Ausable River area is not a campground in the purest sense of the word. It is a 55-mile long area along the river that is set aside for camping. The camping is primitive, and there are virtually no services available at the 122 sites. There are majestic bluffs, great scenery and the quiet of a natural setting. The sites can be reserved in advance May through September, and other times of year camping is on a first-come, first-served basis.

  Aune-Osborn Campgrounds
  1225 Riverside Dr
  Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783
  (906) 632-3268
  Web site: recreation.gov/camping/Ausable_River_Camping_Mi/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=74157&topTabIndex=CampingSpot

Platte River Campground

• The Platte River Campground is at the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, in the Lower Peninsula of the state. There are 67 standard electric sites with 30- and 50-amp hookups. There are 34 sites that do not have electricity. All of these sites have water. Six sites are handicapped accessible. Additionally, there are six sites that are for groups. Some sites are on the lake coast.
  There is a ranger station, amphitheater, restrooms, showers and a swimming beach. Hiking trails are marked; some are paved and some are dirt.

  Platte River Campground
  5685 Lake Michigan Road
  Honor MI 49640
  (231) 325-5881
  Web site: recreation.gov/camping/Colwell_Lake_Campground_Mi/r/campgroundDetails.do?page=details&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=70644&topTabIndex=CampingSpot

Colwell Lake Campground

• The Colwell Lake Campground is on Colwell Lake and is in the Hiawatha National Wildlife Refuge. There are many trails around the lake, and a lot of fishing opportunities. A fishing pier and boat ramp are also available. The campground has a restroom, showers and picnic sites.
  The campground has 31 sites and no hookups. Most are for tent or small campers, but a few can accommodate RV camping.

  Colwell Lake Campground
  Hiawatha, MI
  (906) 341-5666
  Web site: http://www.recreation.gov/camping/map_of_Colwell_Lake_Campground_Mi/r/campgroundMap.do?page=map&search=site&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=70644&topTabIndex=CampingSpot