Rifle River State Recreation Area
The park entrance is 1.3 miles from Lupton. Day-use fee: Recreation Passport required for vehicle entry. Hours: Day-use 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Rifle River State Recreation Area is a state park in Ogemaw County, Michigan.
Rifle River State Recreation Area map
Rifle River State Recreation Area boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Agency fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Entry to Rifle River State Recreation Area: Recreation Passport required for vehicle entry. Hours: Day-use 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
- Rifle River State Recreation Area is 1.3 miles from Lupton.
- Showers available. Vault toilets.
- Yes, dogs are allowed at Rifle River State Recreation Area.
- Yes, Rifle River is open to swimming at Rifle River State Recreation Area.
- Yes, Rifle River State Recreation Area has cabins available.
Before you go
Rifle River State Recreation Area is 1.3 miles from Lupton.
- Showers available
- Vault toilets
What to see
- State recreation area Designation in agency park name
Swimming
- Rifle River
Fishing and water
Fishing inside the park boundary: Grousehaven Lake fishing , with the stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
Devoe Lake fishing (0.5 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Rifle River State Recreation Area
- National forestHuron-Manistee National Forest is 2.2 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
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