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Smithville, Manistee River Access, Michigan

Boat launch on the Manistee River — parking (23 spaces), restroom, 1 trailer ramp.

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44.52329, -85.17948. Directions → Tap the map to open this water in the live app.

What is here

Type

Boat launch

Facilities

parking (23 spaces), restroom, 1 trailer ramp, accessible features

Parking

23 spaces

Fee

Yes

Hours

04:00 – 23:00

Operator

Michigan DNR — Parks and Recreation Division

Listed by

Michigan DNR boating access site

The water you can reach

• Manistee River 0.02 mi · Cold transitional large river (MDNR VSEC) · typed Cold-transitional
• Filer Creek 0.34 mi · Cold stream (MDNR VSEC) · typed Cold

A trailer ramp — this is water big enough to run a boat on. Wading from the ramp itself is usually possible at low water and usually not worth it.

What the river reads now

Live from USGS. A gauge miles away is a gauge miles away — the distance column is there so you can discount it.

The river this is on

• Manistee River Live temperature, regulations, hatches and every access on the river →

Other access nearby

• Sand Banks 2.2 mi · canoe launch · Manistee River
• Tin Can 3.4 mi · canoe launch · Manistee River
• Rainbow Jim Bridge 4.7 mi · boat launch · Manistee River

Straight-line distance, not driving distance.

Fly shops nearby

• The Fly Factory 24.6 mi · Grayling
• Old AuSable Fly Shop 24.8 mi · Grayling
• Hawkins Outfitters 26.7 mi · Traverse City
• Streamside Orvis 27.3 mi · Traverse City

Open this water on the map →Every reach around it coloured by today's water temperature, with the access points along it.