BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Chief Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Chief Creek, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 2 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 33,784 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Baldwin, 32.3 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water north-west of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 32.3 mi | north-west |
| Cadillac | 36.6 mi | west |
| Traverse City | 39.7 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 land on the water
- Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger District — United States Forest Service, 33,473 acres in all
- Manistee, Michigan Wild And Scenic River — DESG, 311 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 Chief Creek
Chief Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access