Lodge · Oscoda
AuSable River Lodge
★ Editor's pick base
12 rooms on a bluff above the river. Hot breakfast, fly-fishing guide on staff, central Sunrise Coast location.
from $185 / night
Lodging · 220+ stays
$22 / camp · $245 / cottage
Cottages, lighthouses, campfires.
Spend a night in a lighthouse keeper's quarters, pitch a tent in an old-pine state park, or rent a porch with a view of the bridge. The full range, south to north.
Pick your style.
The Sunrise Coast has five lodging categories: Lake Huron cottages (96 listings, from $148/night), historic lighthouse keepers' quarters (4 stays, from $220/night), state-park campgrounds (11 parks, 1,400 sites, from $22/night), historic inns and B&Bs (38 properties, from $135/night), and hotels and resorts (14 properties, from $155/night).
96 listings
Lake Huron cottages
from $148 / night
4 keepers' quarters
Lighthouse stays
from $220 / night
11 parks · 1,400 sites
State park camp
from $22 / night
38 historic stays
Inns & B&Bs
from $135 / night
14 hotels
Hotels & resorts
from $155 / night
Featured stays.
Our editors' picks for the Sunrise Coast: AuSable River Lodge in Oscoda is the recommended base for first-time visitors (12 rooms, hot breakfast, central coast location). For a unique stay, the Tawas Point Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters sleeps four inside the 1876 brick lighthouse on a state-park sand spit.
Cottage · Tawas
Tawas Bay Beach Cottages
Mile 40 · Tawas Point
Six pastel cottages on the sand. Kayaks, fire pit, the bay 20 feet away. Family-perfect.
from $165 / night
Cottage · Rogers City
Forty Mile Light Cottage
Mile 140 · Lighthouse-adjacent
A two-bedroom red cottage next to the 1896 lighthouse. Walk the beach for fossils.
from $210 / night
Hotel · Mackinaw City
Straits Harbor Hotel
Mile 195 · The Straits
A modern waterfront hotel with rooms facing the bridge. Pool, breakfast, walk to ferries.
from $189 / night
Resort · Alpena
Hidden Valley Resort
Mile 95 · Inland lake
A renovated 1939 lodge on a private inland lake just inland from Alpena. Pool, dining room, walking distance to nothing.
from $195 / night
Cottage · Mackinaw City
Headlands Cottage
Mile 195 · Inside the dark sky park
A two-bedroom cottage inside the dark sky park. Skylight in the bedroom, telescope in the closet.
from $245 / night
B&B · Harrisville
The Big Paw B&B
Mile 75 · Lake Street
An 1894 Victorian on Lake Street, third-generation family-run. Breakfast on the porch.
from $135 / night
Camp · Oscoda
Old Orchard Campground
Mile 55 · State park
426 sites. The waterfront ones go fast in July — book six months out.
from $28 / night
Cabin · Cheboygan
Black Lake Cabins
Mile 170 · Private inland lake
Four cedar cabins on a private inland lake. Canoes included, no Wi-Fi.
from $165 / night