No site in MDNR's access file falls on the Clinton River, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 66 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 6,662 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Detroit, 24.7 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water north of the town.
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
Independence Oaks County Park — public, 1,281 acres in all
River Bend Township Park — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 977 acres in all
River Bends Park — public, 754 acres in all
Land — City, 445 acres in all
Elizabeth Lake Woods — Waterford Parks, 339 acres in all
Clinton River Oaks Park — Oakland County Parks and Recreation, 282 acres in all
Holland Ponds — public, 193 acres in all
Clinton River Park — public, 192 acres in all
Pontiac Municipal Golf Course — City, 164 acres in all
Dodge Bros. No. 4 — Michigan DNR, 164 acres in all
Clinton River Trail — public, 149 acres in all
Drayton Plains Nature Center — Waterford Township, 139 acres in all
Clintonwood Park — public, 121 acres in all
Innovation Hills Park — public, 115 acres in all
Bloomer Park — City of Rochester Hills, 113 acres in all
Avon Nature Study Area — public, 96 acres in all
Clinton River Park North — City of Sterling Heights, 85 acres in all
Chief Gene Shepherd Park — public, 79 acres in all
Clinton River Park South — public, 75 acres in all
Jaycee Park — public, 75 acres in all
Avon Nature Area — City, 72 acres in all
Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve — public, 56 acres in all
Loon Lake — Michigan DNR, 50 acres in all
Beaudette Park — public, 50 acres in all
Frank H. Budd Park — City, 48 acres in all
Mill Park — City, 46 acres in all
Bay Court Park — public, 44 acres in all
Memorial Park — public, 43 acres in all
Dodge Park — public, 41 acres in all
Depot Park — public, 36 acres in all
Crystal Lake Park — public, 33 acres in all
River Woods Park — public, 29 acres in all
Shadyside Park — public, 27 acres in all
Carvey Green Space — public, 27 acres in all
Oakland Lake — Michigan DNR, 25 acres in all
Oxford Drive Nature Area — City, 19 acres in all
George George Memorial Park — public, 14 acres in all
Pioneer Park — City of Utica, 11 acres in all
Canal Park — City, 11 acres in all
Kayak Point Park — public, 11 acres in all
North Clinton River Park — Regional Agency, 10 acres in all
Fish Hatchery Park / Waterford Township Historical Society Historic Village — public, 9 acres in all
Drayton Plains Fish Hatchery — Michigan DNR, 8 acres in all
Clinton River Canoe Site — Waterford Township, 8 acres in all
Riverland Amusement Park — public, 8 acres in all
Cloverport Green Space Property — public, 8 acres in all
Weting Park — City, 7 acres in all
Sterling Heights Nature Center — City, 7 acres in all
Jaycees Park — City, 7 acres in all
Childress Green Space Property — public, 5 acres in all
Veterans Memorial Pointe — public, 5 acres in all
Loon Lake Access — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 5 acres in all
Auburn Hills Skate Park — public, 5 acres in all
Richardson Park — public, 5 acres in all
Crystal Lake Park — City, 4 acres in all
Clinton River Heritage Park — public, 4 acres in all
Rotary Park — City of Sterling Heights, 4 acres in all
Riverside Park — public, 4 acres in all
Loon Lake Boating Access Site — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 4 acres in all
Ferndale Park — public, 4 acres in all
Macarthur Park — public, 3 acres in all
Rivercrest Green Space Property — public, 2 acres in all
Watertown Park — public, 1 acre in all
Gazebo Park — public, 1 acre in all
Harley Ensign Memorial Boating Access Site — Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Dawson Pond Park — City
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name
links to it.