City, County & Regional Parks · Michigan
Alcona Park
City, County & Regional Parks · Michigan, United States
- Sites
- 222
- Hookups
- 192 electric, 152 with water, 30 no hookups
- Season
- April 15 to December 1
- Cost
- Full-service sites $46/night ($44 for some sites); modern sites $36/night.
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Elevation
- 879 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Lake
- AuSable River
- Nearest town
- Glennie
- Address
- 2550 AuSable Road, Glennie, MI 48737
- Phone
- 989-735-3881
- Activities
- boating, fishing
About
Curtis Township park on the AuSable River impoundment near Glennie, with 222 nightly campsites in four loops: 48 full-service sites with 30/50-amp electric, water and sewer, 104 modern sites with 20-amp electric, water and shower buildings, 40 semi-modern sites with 30/50-amp electric, and 30 rustic sites at Birch Point. A further 240 sites are leased by the season and are not counted here. Dump stations, laundry, bathhouses, three boat launches and rental cabins. The modern loop is open April 15-December 1 and the full-service loop May 15-October 1. Reservations are taken by phone or in person; the office opens April 1.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 10° | -9° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 27° | 12° | -13° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 39° | 25° | 5° | 66° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 53° | 34° | 12° | 82° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 45° | 28° | 84° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 72° | 54° | 44° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 62° | 54° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 60° | 53° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 72° | 55° | 43° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 56° | 42° | 29° | 75° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 31° | 7° | 62° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 24° | 2° | 60° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Horseshoe Lake Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi
- Gabions Campground · USDA Forest Service · 3 mi · 8 sites
- South Branch Trail Camp Group Site · USDA Forest Service · 7 mi · 1 sites
- Rollways Campground · USDA Forest Service · 9 mi · 19 sites
- Pine River Recreation Area Campground · USDA Forest Service · 11 mi
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