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Plan Your Roscommon Golf Trip in 60 Seconds

Tom Doak's reversible course in the middle of the Michigan woods

Forest Dunes is a destination unto itself: a Tom Weiskopf championship course plus The Loop — Tom Doak's fully reversible 18 that plays clockwise one day and counterclockwise the next, two courses on one piece of ground. Remote, walking-friendly, and pure golf-nerd catnip.

4
courses
Summer, Fall
best season
MBS
75 min drive
<10k
town size
The rota

Courses

Forest Dunes Golf Club (Weiskopf)Bucket ListTOP 100 PUBLIC

Tom Weiskopf's sandy, pine-framed masterpiece — perennially ranked among America's best public courses

$120–$250
Par 72 · 7,141 yds
links · walkable
The Loop — Black (clockwise)Bucket ListDESIGNER CLASSIC

Tom Doak's reversible routing played clockwise — walking-only, no carts, a genuine architectural marvel

$110–$230
Par 70 · 6,704 yds
links · walkable
The Loop — Red (counterclockwise)Bucket List

Same 18 greens, opposite direction — a completely different course you play the very next day

$110–$230
Par 70 · 6,841 yds
links · walkable
The Bootlegger (par 3)PremiumHIDDEN GEM

On-site par-3 short course for sunset games and gambling after 36 holes

$40–$80
Par 30 · 1,100 yds
links · walkable
Base camp

Where to Stay

resort houseSleeps 4–16

$300–$900 /night

Lake AuSable Lodge and cottages at Forest Dunes — the only sensible base given how remote it is

on-site golfwalk to first teecottageslodge diningfire pit
cabinSleeps 8–14

$200–$500 /night

AuSable River and Higgins/Houghton Lake cabins, 20-30 min from Forest Dunes

full kitchenriver/lake accessdeckfire pit
The table

Dining

Forest Dunes — Lake AuSable Lodge dining

$$$
upscale

On-site lodge restaurant — the group dinner spot since there's nothing else for miles

Spike's Keg O' Nails (Grayling)

$$
casual

Legendary Grayling burger-and-beer dive — an up-north institution

Bear's Den Pizzeria (Grayling)

$
casual

Easy pizza-and-pitchers night when you want off-property

Coyote Cabin (Houghton Lake)

$$$
steakhouse

Up-north steaks and prime rib near Houghton Lake for a nicer night out

After the round

Nightlife

Forest Dunes lodge bar

whiskey bar

The clubhouse bar — bourbon, fire, and settling the reversible-course bets

Spike's Keg O' Nails

Late night
dive

Classic Grayling dive for cheap beer and northern-Michigan character

The Lumberjack (Grayling)

Late night
dive

Small-town tavern with pool and a jukebox for the off-property night

Off days

Activities

AuSable River canoe / kayak

kayakinghalf day$25–$60/pp

Paddle the famous AuSable — Michigan's premier canoeing river runs right through the area

AuSable trout fly fishing

fishinghalf day$100–$250/pp

World-class trout water — the AuSable is the birthplace of Trout Unlimited

Huron National Forest ATV trails

atvhalf day$90–$180/pp

Miles of forest two-track and ORV trails right around the resort

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