Recreational Activities
 

 

Beaches
Boating
Blueberry / Mushroom Picking
Canoe / Kayaking
Fishing
Hiking
Camping / Campgrounds
ORV
Golf
Cross Country Skiing
Snow Shoeing
Snowmobiling
Public Parks

 

Beaches
 


East Tawas City Park
Newman Street at US-23.  Day use area with picnic tables, grills, pavilion, restrooms, children's play-scape and a beautiful beach within walking distance to downtown shopping.

Tawas City Park
Downtown Tawas City on US-23.  Picnic tables, grills, pavilions, restrooms.

Tawas Point State Park
686 Tawas Beach Road
East Tawas, MI 48730

Oscoda Beach Park
East end of River Road on Lake Huron.  Featuring 1,025 feet of lake frontage, skateboard park, basketball court, band shell, pavilion, children's play equipment, picnic tables and grills, bath house, restrooms, paved parking, handicapped accessible.

Huron Sunrise Park
Located three miles North of downtown Oscoda, US-23

Van Ettan Beach Park
Located three miles from Oscoda on F-41

River Bank Park
Located in downtown Oscoda

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  Boating
 


East Tawas State Dock Marina
30 Seasonal Slips and 110 Transient Slips. 
Marina Phone (989)362-2731 or (989)362-5041 
Fax (989)362-3113
Operating Dates May 20 through September           
Marine Radio Channel 9:  Emergency 16
Amenities include: Water, electricity (30 and 20 amp), restrooms, showers, gasoline, diesel and pump-outs

There are 45 inland lakes in Iosco County covering 12,000 acres. Fifteen have boat launches: Van Ettan, Jose, Loud Dam, Long, Londo, Cooke Dam Pond, Tawas Lake, Floyd, Cedar, Round, Sand Lake, Loon, Hale, Chain Lakes and the Tawas River.  Approximately 4,030 acres of surface water have been created by power dams on the AuSable River with five boat launches available.

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Blueberry - Mushroom Picking / Hiking


Huron Shores Ranger District
5761 North Skeel Avenue
Oscoda, MI 48750
(989) 739-0728

Iosco County Parks and Recreation
P.O. Box 778
Tawas City, MI 48764
Jeff Mathews
(989) 984-7976   
(989) 362-4212

DNR Field Office
F-41
Lincoln, MI
Roger MacNeill
(989) 736 - 8336      
Macneilr@michigan.gov

Michigan Sunrise Travel Association
Tom Ferguson
(800) 424-3022

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Canoe / Kayaks / Cross Country Skiing / Snowshoe


Nordic Sports
218 West Bay Street
East Tawas, MI 48730
Gary Nelkie  (989) 362-2001

www.n-sport.com

Oscoda Canoe Rental
678 River Road, at the bridge
(989) 739-9040

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Camping / Campgrounds


East Tawas City Park
Newman Street at US-23
Full service campground with 170 campsites
(989) 362-5562

Tawas Point State Park
686 Tawas Beach Road
Excellent birding and camping on the tip of Tawas Point
200 acres / 195 campsites / day use area

Lumberman's Monument
Huron Shores Ranger District
5761 Skeel Road, Oscoda MI
19 rustic campsites

Old Orchard Park
883 East River Road
Over 500 campsites on miles of the AuSable River

(989) 876-8336

Hale
Bloomfield Landing Resort  (989) 728-5221
Community of Christ  (989) 473-3160
Logan Hills Campground  (989) 473-2778
Rollways  (989) 362-4477

National City
Round Lake Campground  (989) 362-4477

Oscoda
Acres & Trails KOA  (989) 739-5115
Golden Arrows Stables  (989) 739-7800
Van Ettan Lake  (989) 876-8336

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Snowmobiling / ORV


Oscoda Power Sports
5660 F-41
Oscoda, MI 48750
(989) 739-7774
(989) 739-0444

Au Sable Valley Trail Riders
P.O. Box 504
Oscoda, MI 48750
Dave Hanson
(989) 739-
4711
krisdavehanson@yahoo.com

Huron Shores Ranger District
5761 North Skeel Avenue
Oscoda, MI 48750
(989) 739-0728

www.fs.fed.us/r9/hmnf

Iosco County Parks and Recreation
P.O. Box 778
Tawas City, MI 48764
Jeff Mathews
(989) 984-7976
(989) 362-4212

Woody's Cycle Sales
1690 N. US-23
East Tawas, MI 48730
(989) 362-6933

Hale Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box
Hale, MI 48739
(989) 728-3633

Tawas Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 608
Tawas City, MI 48764
(989) 362-8643

Oscoda-AuSable Chamber of Commerce
4440 N. US-23
AuSable, MI 48750
(800) 235-4625   
(989) 739-7322

DNR Field Office
F-41
Lincoln, MI 
(989) 736-8336

Michigan Sunrise Travel Association
Tom Ferguson
(800) 424-3022

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Golf


Lakewood Shores Resort
7751 Cedar Lake Road
Oscoda, MI 48750
(989) 739-2073 
(800) 882-2493

Red Hawk Golf Club
350 W Davison Road
East Tawas, MI 48730
(989) 362-0800

Tawas Creek Golf & Country Club
1022 Monument Road
Tawas City, MI 48763
(989) 362-6262

Wicker Hills Golf
7287 Wickert Road
Hale, MI
(989) 345-2501

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Fishing / Charters


Baby Huey
(989) 739-5689

Bidigare's Charter Service
(989) 739-1342

Go-Deep
(989) 257-5183

Calypso Charter Service
(989) 739-2313

Rainbow Charter Service
(989) 739-5696

Snoopy Charters
(989) 387-5761

Streamside Guide Service
Fishing on the AuSable River
(989) 848-5983

Wellmans Sport Center
(989) 739-2869

Cedar Lake Marina
(989) 739-8783

Dam Store
(989) 739-9979

Blue Bird Fishing Charters
(989) 876-6469

Bunyan Town Marina
4494 N. US-23
Oscoda, MI 48750
(989) 739-2371

Lake Huron Sport Fishing
P.O. Box 211
Oscoda, MI 48750
(989) 739-1784

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