BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Crapo Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Crapo 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 — 178,693 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Gaylord, 12.4 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water south-east of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Gaylord | 12.4 mi | south-east |
| Grayling | 19.7 mi | north-east |
| Roscommon | 28.1 mi | north |
| Petoskey | 39.7 mi | south-east |
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
- Grayling Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 130,704 acres in all
- Mackinaw State Forest - Gaylord Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 33,636 acres in all
- Gaylord Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 14,353 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 Crapo Creek
Crapo Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access