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Go to Rifle Lake if you want to go to a nice lake. And if that's not enough, there's heaps more to do next to Rifle Lake. If you need a site to stay Super 8 Motel - West Branch is a tremendous choice; if you want to play some golf, you're in luck because Apple Valley Golf Course is close at hand. Crane Creek is a nice local stream; Quality Inn West Branch is a delightful spot to get some rest. This lake is so wonderful. A wonderful lake like Crapo Lake near
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| | Rifle Lake is a great location to explore. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Rifle Lake has to offer, you can camp at West Branch Travel Park. Rifle Lake is a good site of typical precipitation; September is when you get the most rain here while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Going for a hike on the Lame Duck Truck Trail is always a magnificent adventure. Go for a hike on the Sterling Truck Trail. There's so | |
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much to do here at Rifle Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Welcome Motel is a great location for that. Throughout the warm days of summer, highs commonly are in the 80's at Rifle Lake, and the nighttime is slightly
colder of course, ordinarily in the 50's. High temperatures throughout the winter are normally in the 20's with temperatures at Rifle Lake dipping down into the 0's throughout winter nights. Deer Lake is a nice lake near Rifle Lake, and fine hiking is available along the East Fireline Trail.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 44.30194 Longitude: -84.19778
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Ogemaw Sport and Trail Center
 | I spend most of my summer weekends at ostc and its a great area for any kind of orv use. They have modern showers, toilets, and electrical and water hookup on each site! then theres the motocross track (theres three of varying difficulties, mini, intermediate,and the big track) which is well groomed, as well as the private trail system on 175 acres. There is also the state orv and snowmobile trails very nearby. You can also ride legally on the county roads. Awesome place, Awesome ride. Check them out at Ogemawsportandtrail.com ... |
Elni Lake
 | ...ere is a swamp at the side opposite where Clear Lake and Elni meet (swamp is on eastern side). The swamp is filled with cedars and the typical Michigan forest trees - Norway (Red) Pine, White Pine, Quaking Aspen (poplar), Birch, Jack Pine. Elni has plenty of lilypads and is only a so-so fishing lake. Much of the reason for that is that the bottom is very shallow (can freeze to the bottom and kill major populations of fish). Near the swamp, it is sometimes only inches deep and most boats cannot navigate ''the cove'' in the NE corner of the lake. The bottom appears to have a loose mud texture and is, therefore, easily disturbed. But, there is more to that story...
It is a fun lake for story-telling because it has as its bottom several feet of sawdust, which when merged with the natural sand and dirt compounds finds itself much like quicksand. At the top of that bottom layer (sawdust, mostly) is the volatile, easily disturbed, mystery muck. Hence, there isn't a beach on Elni. If you wonder about the veracity of my ''quicksand'' reference, take a good, thick stick (we used young p... |
Beaver Trails Campground
 | 5 PHOTOS Jeeps... Trees... Playground... Water... Peaceful setting... Beaver Trail Campground is located in beautiful Ogemaw County. Close to ATV and Snowmobile trails that run through the hills, inland lakes to fish from, many great golf courses, Tanger Outlet Mall, and downtown West Branch for a unique shopping experience. 31 large sites including 8 Rustic, a Group Rustic, 10 Electric and 10 Water and Electric sites. The large pond is good for swimming and fishing. Other things are a playground, horseshoes, volleyball, basketball hoops and boat rental.
Check out our website: www.beavertrailcampground.com for more infformation and online reservations.... |
Beaver Trail Campground
 | 1 PHOTO Located in beautiful northeastern Michigan with many inland lakes, ATV trails, snowmobile trails and the Rifle and Au Sable Rivers nearby. Great smaller campground with large sites, modern showerhouse, playground, horseshoes, volleyball and big pond with a swimming area and you can do a little fishing. ATV friendly campground located in Ogemaw County where you can ride along the shoulders of county roads to get to the trails.... |
Hardwood Lake
 | 14 miles away There is a beautiful campground right on Hardwood Lake called the Hardwood Lake Campground owned by Richland Township... |
River View Campground & Canoe Livery
 | 15 miles away 2 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom... - 250 RV Hookup sites available RV hookups, PETS:Pets must be kept on leash at all times. Pets must never be left unattended. Noisy or aggressive dogs will be asked to be removed., FIRES:Due to firewood quarantine, no outside firewood allowed. , STORE:We offer a full line of groceries & picnic supplies, cold beer & wine, snacks, candy, dairy products, fresh pizza, nachos, hot pretzels, hot coffee & donuts, hot & cold sandwiches, pop, ice, hats, clothing, charcoal & grills, coolers, camping supplies, mini drug line, live bait, toys, firewood, toiletries, R.V. supplies, etc.., GROCERY:Several party stores nearby and a full grocery store a short 10 minute drive away., GAMEROOM:Our recreation center is available to all of our campers. This 32x64 foot pavilion provides groups a great place to picnic out of the hot sun, or shelter for those rainy days. Inside the pavilion is a game room with pinball machines, a pool table, darts, and video games.... |
Cranberry Lake
 | 15 miles away 1 PHOTO I was just at Cranberry Lake on July 7, 2007. It was beautiful. I went fishing and caught many fish. I also went jet sking, paddle-boating, on a pontoon boat and fished off the dock. The view was amaizing, espcially the sunset. I loved it here and can't wait to come back.... |
Molasses River Flooding Number Three
 | 17 miles away Well now the dam has a big hole it it that the dnr made, then they went out there and fixed it, so if you want tosee your tax dollars at work go look at it.... |
Logan Hills Campground
 | 17 miles away Logan Hills is great! My family and I had so much fun!!! There was a lot to do to keep us busy.We definitely will come back again!... |
Smallwood Lake
 | 19 miles away Smallwood lake is awsome it was where my first tubing experince was I fell off and it hurt alot. We moved to Smallwood lake in 2000. Smallwood lake is awsome I love the wooden shoe restrant great food friends and fights.... |
Little Au Sable Lake
 | 19 miles away Need campground information sent to me as soon as posible... |
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