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Crawford County is located in the north-central part of the lower peninsula, traversed by I-75 and US-27. The county contains 559 square miles. The county seat is Grayling. Only 1 percent of the county's land is agricultural. Most of the county is in the Au Sable State and Huron National forests. The economy depends largely on the service industry and retail trade. With national and state forests and parklands, recreation activities abound. There are also three public access sites to the Manistee River, which is blessed with spectacular features.
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PRINCIPLE ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS
Canoeing, kayaking and fishing on the Au Sable River, Manistee River and 24 inland lakes; over 30 miles of paved and over 80 miles of unpaved biking/hiking trails; golf, historical sites, endangered Kirtland’s Warbler viewing, mushrooming, hunting, Hartwick Pines State Park; numerous special events; home to the world’s toughest spectator sport, the Weyerhaeuser Au Sable River International Canoe Marathon; hundreds of acres of state land and over 200 miles of groomed trails for snowmobiling; cross country and downhill skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and ice fishing.
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