South Branch Trail Campground and Trailhead

Paid or permit campsite

Horse camp · USDA Forest Service · Huron-Manistee National Forests Fees: Recreation Enhancement Act Fee - Camping - - Per Night: $15.00 Season: May 3 to September 30 Status: closed The campground is adjacent to the South Branch River, near the Au Sable River Semi-Primitive Nonmotorized Area. If you are traveling west to east, the South Branch Trail Campground and the River Road Trail Campground are the last two campgrounds before reaching Lake Huron. The Shore-to-Shore Trail begins in Empire near Lake Michigan, on the west side of the state and ends at Lake Huron on the eastern side of the state. The trail passes under I-75, north of Grayling, and then continues eastward to follow the historic Au Sable River to its end in Au Sable, just south of Oscoda. Rules: Allowed - Nonmotorized Use - Nonmotorized Snow Use - Saddle and Pack Animals Prohibited - Motorized Vehicles - Motorized Over-snow Vehicles As a visitor to the National Forest, you are asked to follow certain rules designed to protect the Forest, natural resources and to provide for public safety of visitors. These rules are available to you on-line or at any office of the Huron-Manistee… Official page: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/hmnf/recarea/?recid=18750 Source: USDA Forest Service. Fees and seasons change; check the official page before you go.

Official information from the managing agency. Fees, seasons and closures change; check before you go.

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