BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Baldwin River, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 1 public site on the Baldwin River — 1 launch, spread over Lake. 4 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 28,378 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Baldwin, 3.9 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water north-east of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 3.9 mi | north-east |
| Cadillac | 29.1 mi | south-west |
| Newaygo | 36.0 mi | north |
| Cedar Springs | 51.1 mi | north |
Straight-line distance from the river's midpoint, and the direction you would travel from the town to reach it. The roads are not mapped here, so there is no drive time — a travel time nobody measured is the kind of number that gets somebody lost.
Public access sites
| Site | Type | River mile | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Hatchery (fee) | canoe launch | 0.5 | — |
0 walk-in, 1 launch, from MDNR's own access file. River mile is measured up from the mouth along this river's drawn axis.
Public land on the water
- Cadillac Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 26,440 acres in all
- Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1,922 acres in all
- Baldwin Hatchery Boating Access Site — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 15 acres in all
- Baldwin River (43-039) — Michigan DNR, 1 acre in all
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it.
More about Baldwin River
Baldwin River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is the Baldwin River good for brown trout?
- Is the Baldwin River good for rainbow trout?
- When to fish the Baldwin River, Michigan
- Baldwin River fishing report
- Baldwin River fishing regulations