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Tippy Dam State Recreation Area Upper, Michigan
Boat launch — parking (2 spaces), 1 trailer ramp.
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What is here
- Type
- Boat launch
- Facilities
- parking (2 spaces), 1 trailer ramp
- Parking
- 2 spaces
- Fee
- Yes
- Hours
- Open at all times
- Operator
- Michigan DNR — Parks and Recreation Division
- Listed by
- Michigan DNR boating access site
On or beside Tippy Dam State Recreation Area.
The water you can reach
- Manistee River 0.13 mi · Cold transitional large river (MDNR VSEC) · typed Cold-transitional
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
| Gauge | Distance | Water temp |
|---|---|---|
| Manistee River near Wellston | 0.2 mi | 62.8 °F |
| Manistee River near Mesick | 9.2 mi | 62.4 °F |
| Pine River at High School Bridge Nr Hoxeyville | 9.6 mi | 51.8 °F |
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
Other access nearby
- Tippy Dam State Recreation Area Lower 0.2 mi · boat launch · Manistee River
- Manistee River Tippy Dam South 0.3 mi · walk in
- Manistee River Tippy Dam State Recreation Area 0.6 mi · walk in
Straight-line distance, not driving distance.
Fly shops nearby
- Schmidt Outfitters 3.3 mi · Wellston
- Andy's Tackle Box 4.6 mi · Brethren
- Johnson's Pere Marquette Lodge 24.9 mi · Baldwin
- Ed's Sport Shop 25.3 mi · Baldwin