About this campground
This site is adjacent to primitive campsites on Cook Pond. The boat ramp is gravel. This is a small site that gets full quickly on summer weekends. Other Cooke Pond launches are located at Pine Acres and at Cooke Dam. Brochure with map: River Road National Scenic Byway (pdf) - this brochure shows River Road, the Au Sable River and Lumberman's Monument Highbanks River Trail Map (coming soon) Eagle Run Trail Map (coming soon) The 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. The trail maps are set to printon 8.5x11 paper. Flickr Photo Albums: Au Sable River - Alcona Dam to Lake Huron Visitor Center and Grounds Programs River Road National Scenic BywayIargo Springs Highbanks River Trail Eagle Run Trail
Getting there
From Oscoda - Travel west on E. River Rd. for 14 miles. Turn right and travel north on Cooke Dam Rd. for 1.25 miles. Turn left and travel west on FR 2088 for .25 miles. Take right fork onto FR 2087 and drive to entrance.
Activities
- BOATING
- FISHING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Kiwanis MonumentHuron-Manistee National Forests2 mi
- MONUMENT CAMPGROUNDHuron-Manistee National Forests2 mi
- ROLLWAYS CAMPGROUNDHuron-Manistee National Forests8 mi
- ROUND LAKEHuron-Manistee National Forests8 mi
- SOUTH BRANCH TRAIL CAMP GROUP SITEHuron-Manistee National Forests9 mi
- Sprinkler Lake Access SiteHuron-Manistee National Forests10 mi
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Sawmill Point Boat Launch doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Michigan campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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