BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Bear Creek, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 4 public sites on Bear Creek — 4 walk-in sites, spread over Allegan. 5 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 36,241 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Grandville, 21.6 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water south-west of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Grandville | 21.6 mi | south-west |
| Kentwood | 22.3 mi | south-west |
| Wyoming | 23.1 mi | south-west |
| Grand Rapids | 27.0 mi | south-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek 34th Street | walk in | 8.7 | Allegan |
| Bear Creek 38th Street | walk in | 5.7 | Allegan |
| Bear Creek 127th Avenue | walk in | 3.1 | Allegan |
| Bear Creek 126th Avenue | walk in | 1.6 | Allegan |
4 walk-in, 0 launches, 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
- Allegan — Michigan DNR, 26,797 acres in all
- Allegan State Game Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 9,428 acres in all
- North Park — Village of Hopkins, 8 acres in all
- Hopkins Soccer Fields — public, 4 acres in all
- Saylor's Landing — Calhoun County Conservation District, 3 acres 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 Bear Creek
Bear Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is Bear Creek good for brook trout?
- Is Bear Creek good for brown trout?
- When to fish Bear Creek, Michigan
- Bear Creek fishing report
- Bear Creek fishing regulations