BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Cole Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Cole Creek, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 3 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 129,348 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Roscommon, 13.4 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water west of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Roscommon | 13.4 mi | west |
| Grayling | 16.2 mi | south-west |
| Cadillac | 30.1 mi | east |
| Gaylord | 40.9 mi | south |
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
- Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 72,804 acres in all
- Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 44,997 acres in all
- Natural Area Dead Stream Swamp — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 11,548 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 Cole Creek
Cole Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access