Hideout in the Woods

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Entire home

Moose Room. Bedroom 2 downstairs with king bed

Deer Room. Bedroom 1 downstairs with king bed

Whitetail Room. Bedroom 3 upstairs, 1 queen, 1 pull-out twin

Forest Room. Bedroom 4 upstairs, 1 queen, 2 pull-out twins

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4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 141800 sq ft

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Washer
Pet friendly
Barbecue grill
Air conditioning

Explore the area

Au Sable Charter Twp, MI

Lakewood Shores Resort - The Gailes Golf Course
‪13 min drive‬
Lakewood Shores Resort - Serradella Golf Course
‪13 min drive‬
Lakewood Shores Resort - Blackshire Golf Course
‪18 min drive‬
East Tawas, MI (ECA-Iosco County)
‪21 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom 1 downstairs

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2 downstairs

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3 upstairs left

2 Twin Beds and 1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4 upstairs right

1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1 Birch and Bears

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2 Antlers

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Outdoor play area

Garden

Dining area

About this property

A down to earth 4 bedroom, 2 bath home nestled in the woods that features 2 large gathering rooms (one is a theater room) and a huge covered front porch. There is a full kitchen and two separate eating areas. We also have an external gameroom/hangout in our big red barn called the Hideout Saloon.

The main part of the house was built by my grandad in 1946.

The trim around the doors and windows are all made from aged pine that he had saved in the 1950's.

We have central air and heat.

There is a 4 foot fire ring perfect for cooking, making s'mores, or just relaxing.
There is a washer and dryer for your use.

We have a charcoal grill for you to use...bring your own charcoal and starter fluid.

There is a tankless water heater so you can take back to back showers. Sorry no bathtubs.

Come relax and just chill. The sandy beach is only a mile away as is the rest of town or relax on our 42ft covered porch

Firewood is available to use if it is in the shed. If not, then Jack can deliver a full cord of oak if you desire for around $80. Please contact him directly prior to your stay and mention that you are staying at Hideout in the Woods. 989-370-0822. He is cash only and can dump the wood right by the firepit.

The Hideout Saloon is now open and equipped with a pool table, dart board, foosball, sound system, player piano, and custom made bar. This space can be heated by 2 propane heaters that we provide along with the tanks. You are responsible for the propane.
Make sure you checkout the pictures. Please note that the Hideout Saloon is available to you, but please do not review us on its cleanliness as it lives in the woods in an old pole barn.

Property manager

Steve Vaughan

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Languages

English

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 20

Check out before 12:00 PM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17

There are non-gated stairs

Events

Events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed

Stay off furniture, dog cage available

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

No Smoking in the house, do it at the firepit

Washing of linens and towels are done by us, but you need to strip the beds and put the sheets and pillow cases in the laundry bins.

Dishes are washed by you, they can be left drying

No cutting any live trees. If there is wood in the shed, you may use it.

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

Parties and events are allowed on site

Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and a deadbolt lock

We should mention

A car is required for transportation to and from this property

About the neighborhood

Oscoda

Located in Oscoda, this vacation home is in a rural area. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Huron and Huron-Manistee National Forest, while Lumbering History Exhibit Area and Iosco County Historical Museum are cultural highlights. Be sure to check out the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

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Au Sable Charter Twp, MI

What's nearby

Lakewood Shores Resort - The Gailes Golf Course - 13 min drive - 11.3 km
Lakewood Shores Resort - Serradella Golf Course - 13 min drive - 11.3 km
Lakewood Shores Resort - Blackshire Golf Course - 18 min drive - 14.3 km
Tawas Point State Park - 27 min drive - 24.8 km
Tawas Point Lighthouse - 29 min drive - 25.8 km

Getting around

Alpena, MI (APN-Alpena County Regional) - 63 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬3 min drive
‪Wiltse's Brew & Family Restaurant - ‬6 min drive
‪Hilltop Bar - ‬10 min walk
‪Desi's Taco Lounge - ‬9 min drive
‪Ausable Inn - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Hideout in the Woods pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Hideout in the Woods?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Hideout in the Woods?

Check-out is at 12:00 PM.

Where is Hideout in the Woods located?

This family-friendly Oscoda vacation home is located in a rural location, within a 10-minute walk of Huron-Manistee National Forest and Au Sable River. Lake Huron is 2 mi (3.2 km) away.

9.8

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Dominic E.

Apr 10, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot to get away

I really enjoyed my stay at the hideout in the woods. I was there for my brothers bachelor party, and we had a decent size group. The main house was super clean. It was the perfect size for all of us to get good nights sleep.The real star of the place was the barn that was converted into a mock saloon. There was pool, darts, fusball, and other games. The two propane heaters kept us warm in near freezing temperatures. We spent most of our time in there just having a good time. If you are looking for a secluded cabin with easy going entertainment, then this is the place for you

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff T.

Sep 6, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome place

This place was great! So private and peaceful.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul P.

Aug 31, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pleasant Stay

A sense of isolation yet close to amenities. Only a mile or so from town and close to a beach.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zack H.

Sep 14, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent property

Perfect house for a group of friends who went on a golf trip. The saloon is great. Beds are comfortable.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim k.

Jun 25, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

Great place for the family vacation.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim G.

Feb 2, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great weekend getaway

This is the 2nd time we stayed, and will book again for our next winter get away. Great place and location. We have up to 8 adults, plenty of room.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacklyn D.

Oct 15, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect hideout!!

The house was very spacious, but we still spent most of our time on the covered front porch and yard. Plenty of room for our family to spread out if they chose. Plenty of the essentials are stocked (tp, shower supplies, etc). Very much appreciated

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cindy P.

May 12, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family accommodations!

Lots of room for our 9 family members, our dog, and for local family to visit. It’s a clean and comfortable place with all the amenities you’d need. We enjoyed the fire pit, Saloon, and what a media room!! We were very close to stores, restaurants and such too. Thank you Steve!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Taylor I.

Oct 3, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect short stay

My extended family and I were in the area for a wedding and needed a place that could house 6 adults and 7 kids ranging in age from 1-7. This was a great find and we loved utilizing the outdoor fire pit.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew N.

Jun 19, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hidden Gem

Close to eveything including multiple bars and beaches. Has everything you need for a getaway.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathy O.

Nov 16, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comfortable beds

We were very comfortable, it was nice having all the space we each had our own bedroom and played at the table in the kitchen.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zack H.

Sep 20, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice Oscoda House in the Woods

We were pleased. The barn/man cave is very nice and a great place to gather. Thanks for the great accommodations.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Victoria K.

Mar 30, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Hideout

Had an awesome time..loved the scavenger hunt!!!! And was located great spot secluded in woods but close to town 😁😁

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ashley W.

Jul 12, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and room for everyone and everything you need

A wonderful property with space for the whole family and then some! We enjoyed the bonus of the saloon and spent a great time playing the games in there. Absolutely loved the privacy of being in the woods and the trails get not far from stores and the towns. Comfortble beds and plenty of places to sit and relax.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angela P.

Jan 1, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy and convenient

Brought in the New Year around the fire ring and enjoyed games in the saloon. Bathrooms/Shower was nice. The location of the cabin to town was very convenient.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bobbi P.

Jun 3, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Secluded and Beautiful

This house is the perfect up north get away in the woods. Plenty of room, close to town, so much to do and plenty of room to spread out. The theater surround sound and saloon was fun for the kids and adults. The kitchen has all you need. The front porch was a perfect morning spot for coffee and we even had deer walk through the front yard. Plenty of room to park the boat and the beds were also very comfortable. The communication with the host was top notch. You won't be sorry if you book here!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

lisa g.

Jan 15, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kids loved the movie room

Saw a bald eagle

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Oleksiy H.

Nov 3, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very cute and cozy house in the wood

We love to stay in this absolutely comfortable and large in space house, Very clean, nice inside decoration, soft memory foam matrasses and big pillows. We had fun in saloon and outside by the fire pit. Definitely recommended !!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ashly E.

Sep 9, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing

We absolutely loved our stay. It was clean and so much space for everyone. Although we didn't get a chance to hang out in the barn we did check it out. The porch may have been one of our favorite places huge and covered so you could enjoy the storms we had while there.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Benjamin F.

Oct 24, 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun property!

We had a goos time here. The place was very cute and it had a old house feel(because it is). The layout was somewhat confusing but we liked that about the place! The barn was fun and so was the scavenger hunt they provided. Easy check in. The projector room was angood time too. Would recommend :)

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Colleotte T., Redford

Nov 11, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Truly Wonderful

The property is exactly as its listed plus much more. Its very spacious throughout, with everything we needed already there. The porch and projection room are everything, with a year round Christmas tree, we loved it! My family have over 15 years of renting properties and I can say without a doubt this one is in the top 10 Two suggestions: barn needs better insulation for the winter months and the two upper rooms could use small tvs. The owner was so nice and he communicated well, any questions were answered fast. Thank You Steve for such an unforgettable experience, we'll definitely be back in the summer months 👍👍

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Sara A.

Jul 6, 2020

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect rustic getaway

Easy to feel far away from everything when you’re at Steve’s place! Spent three days with a group of friends, had everything we needed to cook and hang out comfortably. The outdoor space is fantastic and there is plenty of room for a lot of people. Self-cleaning check out was fine, but not a very powerful washing machine to try to do 6 beds worth of linens/towels all before a noon check out. I would maybe bring my own sheets next time to avoid the trouble. It was also not totally clean when we arrived - tons of dust bunnies and grime. Could use a heavier deep cleaning more regularly, but I know it’s a busy season. Everything else was great, and Steve was a terrific and communicative host. Thank you, we’ll be back!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

2/10 Terrible

Austin B.

Sep 29, 2022

Liked: Check-in, listing accuracy

Disliked: Communication

Bedbugs

First night there, my sister woke up and noticed her bed was filled with little red bed bugs. She has bites all over her. The host sent someone to spray. She saw a bedbug and said, "yes, that's a bed bug, we use this spray all the time, IT WORKS". She did not go through every room like she says. The host is trying to say it's fleas from my dog. My dog was never in that room prior. The host and cleaning attendant are very rude. I was hung up on. This is not a listing anyone should use. With such good reviews, we are very aur

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kelley M.

May 22, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas in May

What a cozy, unique, & homey cabin in Northern Michigan. We spent this weekend with our niece's & nephews (12 of us) as a getaway Christmas Gift. This was our 1st time doing this & this will Not be the last time. This place was PERFECT for our weekend. Most all of us had never explored this part of Michigan and loved exploring. We saw scenic overviews & climbed dunes of the AuSable River, beach front of Lake Huron, and Huron-Manistee National Forests Lumberman's Monument, it was a Blast and the "Hideout in the woods" was in a ideal location for that! The cabin held us all Very comfortably, absolutely loved the dinner table that we ALL fit at. The theater room was a great place for games & entertainment. Scavenger hunt entertained & challenged the kids. Amazing fire pit ring we spent LOTS of time around. I can Not say enough about how fantastic Steve(the owner) was at fast responses to all of my Q's, and I had a lot of them as this was my 1st vrbo rental ever. My husband and the kids all raved about how comfortable the beds were & we all LOVED the hideout saloon. My only disappointment was how fast our time went. Everyone was already taking about "next year". Thank you, "Hideout in the woods" for being the place where we made unforgettable memories with our family, that are priceless!!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

sandi s.

Dec 19, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Yes you should stay here!

We had a great time relaxing in the woods! It was winter so we didn’t spend a lot of time outside. We did however use the saloon and play pool and foosball and darts! Inside it’s a charming cabin with 4 bedrooms. Cute little twin beds are slid into the wall in upstairs bedrooms creating sleeping places for more people. Huge table in main part of house for meals and board games. It’s quiet, no one bothers you and yet there’s a store a mile away if you need something. Host was also very easy to contact and ask questions. Nice little cabin in the woods in rural northern Michigan.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

About the host

Hosted by Steve Vaughan

We also own an Internationally award winning BBQ sauce company (UncleStevies.com). I have worked half my life in construction and the other half in IT. I love the woods, hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting. This cabin is our go to place to get away.

Why they chose this property

My great great grandfather came to Oscoda from Saginaw in 1853. There was not much going on. He later returned in 1862 and established the farm in 1864. This cabin is built on the same spot as the one the family built that burned down in 1911 with the two towns Au Sable and Oscoda burned to the ground.

The majority of the renovations were done by my wife, my kids, and myself. We spent nearly 2 years driving up every weekend to work on it.

At one point, the family owned several hundred acres of land and had a cattle farm on it. some of the old fence can still be found as you walk around.

What makes this property unique

We have a super large covered porch perfect for rainy days or watching the thunderstorms at night.

Our Hideout Saloon is our own creation that is our take on a Wild West Saloon that you would have found in the Northwoods. It features a custom made bar, pool table, foosball, darts, player piano, and sound system. This is available to you at no extra charge.

We offer two large gathering rooms. One has a projector and bluray player. Both are equipped with sound systems.

All of the log begs were hand built by us. We felled the trees, dragged them to the house, de-barked them, and created each bed to be unique.

The large barn style doors and the trim in the house were from wood that my granddad pulled from the river and store to use one day. He passed away in 1957 never getting the chance to use them. I am sure he would be proud that we finally used them on the cabin.

My wife built the large table from extra floor boards we found in the attic while remodeling to commemorate the family heritage we have up there.

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Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom 1 downstairs

Bedroom 2 downstairs

Bedroom 3 upstairs left

Bedroom 4 upstairs right

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1 Birch and Bears

Bathroom 2 Antlers

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