BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Grand River, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 18 public sites on the Grand River — 18 launches, spread over Clinton, Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson and Kent. 110 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 18,135 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Lansing, 16.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lansing | 16.4 mi | south-west |
| Lowell | 35.5 mi | south-east |
| Ada | 42.6 mi | south-east |
| Kentwood | 46.1 mi | 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 access sites
| Site | Type | River mile | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove Bridge (fee) | boat launch | 138.2 | — |
| Trestle Bridge (fee) | canoe launch | 126.9 | — |
| Tompkins Bridge (fee) | boat launch | 122.6 | — |
| Gale Road (fee) | boat launch | 112.2 | — |
| McArthur Park | boat launch | 107.8 | — |
| Bunker Road | canoe launch | 102.7 | — |
| McNamara Landing (fee) | canoe launch | 98.8 | — |
| Burchfield Park (fee) | canoe launch | 95.8 | — |
| Moores Park | canoe launch | 82.1 | — |
| Sweeney's Landing | boat launch | 80.8 | — |
| Jaycee Park | boat launch | 66.6 | — |
| Fitzgerald Park Dam Portage | canoe launch | 65.1 | — |
| Towner Road | canoe launch | 46.1 | — |
| Webber Impoundment (fee) | boat launch | 28.9 | — |
| Lyons | boat launch | 23.5 | — |
| Ionia Fairground | boat launch | 13.9 | — |
| Riverside Drive (fee) | canoe launch | 10.2 | — |
| Saranac | boat launch | 4.5 | — |
0 walk-in, 18 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
- Ionia State Recreation Area — public, 3,867 acres in all
- Portland State Game Area — public, 2,596 acres in all
- Bass River Recreation Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1,746 acres in all
- Ionia — Michigan DNR, 1,098 acres in all
- Grand River State Game Area — Michigan DNR - Wildlife Division, 1,027 acres in all
- Grand Haven State Game Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1,003 acres in all
- Burchfield Park — Ingham County Parks, Michigan, 570 acres in all
- Bass River — Michigan DNR, 558 acres in all
- Sharp Park — City, 411 acres in all
- Grand River County Open Space — Ottawa County, 285 acres in all
- Eastmanville Farm — Ottawa County Parks & Recreation Commission, 267 acres in all
- Ella Sharp Park — City of Jackson, 253 acres in all
- Bass River Recreation Area — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 234 acres in all
- Boat Launch — City, 217 acres in all
- Ottawa Sands County Park — public, 214 acres in all
- Bur Oak Landing — County, 211 acres in all
- Woldumar Nature Center — public, 177 acres in all
- Main Street Property — Ionia County, 169 acres in all
- Anderson Park — Delta Charter Township, 150 acres in all
- Connor Bayou County Park — Ottawa County, 147 acres in all
- Grand Woods Park — Delta Township, 147 acres in all
- Grand Ravines North — Ottawa County, 144 acres in all
- Gale Road Grand River State Game Area — public, 141 acres in all
- Eastmanville Bayou Park — public, 139 acres in all
- Grand River Park — Ottawa County, 139 acres in all
- Bend Area Open Space — Ottawa County, 135 acres in all
- Ripps Bayou Site — County, 126 acres in all
- Ionia Free Fairgrounds — County, 119 acres in all
- Burr Oak Landing East Open Space Area — public, 116 acres in all
- Ionia Natural Area — Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy, 115 acres in all
- Harbor Island — City, 111 acres in all
- Portland — Michigan DNR, 101 acres in all
- Bogue Flats Recreation Area — public, 93 acres in all
- Riverside Park — public, 86 acres in all
- Ionia Fair Grounds — Ionia Free Fair Association, 81 acres in all
- Lincoln Brick Park — public, 79 acres in all
- Saranac Village Nature Park — Village of Saranac, 75 acres in all
- Fitzergald Park — Eaton County Parks Department, 75 acres in all
- Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 73 acres in all
- Capital City Bird Sanctuary — Michigan Audubon Society, 67 acres in all
- Rix Robinson Park — public, 60 acres in all
- Tecumseh Park — public, 48 acres in all
- Frances Park — City of Lansing, 46 acres in all
- Fine Park — public, 39 acres in all
- Jackson Fairgrounds — County, 38 acres in all
- Webber Dam Natural Area — Consumer Energy Company, 37 acres in all
- Rivertrail Linear Park — City of Portland, 35 acres in all
- Theo Fulton Park — City of Lansing, 35 acres in all
- Grand River Park — City of Lansing, 35 acres in all
- West Michigan Underwater Preserve — public, 34 acres in all
- Hunters Orchard Park — public, 30 acres in all
- Delta Mills Park — Delta Township, 29 acres in all
- Tompkins Bridge — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Jackson Field Office, 24 acres in all
- Moores Park — City of Lansing, 21 acres in all
- R.a. Greene Park — public, 18 acres in all
- Grand Haven State Park — public, 15 acres in all
- Keegan Park — public, 12 acres in all
- Oak Park — City of Grand Ledge, 10 acres in all
- Robinson Park — public, 10 acres in all
- Former State Prison — public, 9 acres in all
- Jaycee Park — City of Grand Ledge, 9 acres in all
- Adado Riverfront Park — City of Lansing, 8 acres in all
- Lions Park — City of Jackson, 8 acres in all
- Dimondale Lions Community Park — Village of Dimondale, 8 acres in all
- Hazel Devore Park — Village of Lyons, 8 acres in all
- Burchard Park — City of Lansing, 7 acres in all
- Baldwin Park — public, 7 acres in all
- Grand River — Michigan DNR, 7 acres in all
- Danford Island Park — Village of Diamondale, 7 acres in all
- Thompson Field — public, 6 acres in all
- Saranac Riverwalk Park — Village of Saranac, 6 acres in all
- Cherry Hill Park — public, 6 acres in all
- Cooley Gardens — City, 6 acres in all
- Bunker Rd Canoe Landing — City, 6 acres in all
- Green View Point Park — Ionia County, 5 acres in all
- Willow Canoe Launch — Delta Township;Delta Charter Township, 5 acres in all
- River Point Park — public, 5 acres in all
- Turner-Dodge Park — public, 5 acres in all
- Boat Launch Park — Village of Saranac, 5 acres in all
- Linear Park — public, 4 acres in all
- Mcarthur Park — public, 4 acres in all
- Scott Park — City of Lansing, 4 acres in all
- Bicentennial Park — public, 4 acres in all
- Bunker Road Canoe Landing — Ingham County Parks, 4 acres in all
- Maple Grove Bridge Access Site — State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources, 3 acres in all
- Riverfront Park — City, 3 acres in all
- Public Fishing Access — Village of Lyons, 3 acres in all
- Dietrich Park — City of Lansing, 3 acres in all
- Escanaba/john Kelly Park/lighthouse Connector Park — public, 3 acres in all
- Bi-Centennial Park — City, 3 acres in all
- Rotary Park — City of Lansing, 3 acres in all
- Island Park — City of Grand Ledge, 2 acres in all
- Powers Park — City of Portland, 2 acres in all
- Smithville Dam Park — public, 2 acres in all
- Fishermens Park — public, 2 acres in all
- Mill Pointe Park — City of Eaton, 2 acres in all
- Two Rivers Park — City of Portland, 2 acres in all
- Island Park — public, 2 acres in all
- Fitzgerald Memorial Field — City, 1 acre in all
- Boy Scout Park — City of Portland, 1 acre in all
- Veterans Park — City, 1 acre in all
- Gale Road Access Site — public, 1 acre in all
- Trestle Bridge Access Site — State of Michigan, Department of Natural Resources, 1 acre in all
- William Toan Park — City of Portland, 1 acre in all
- Kalamazoo Plaza — public, 1 acre in all
- Wentworth Park — public, 1 acre in all
- Edmore Park — City of Lansing, 1 acre in all
- Dean Hector Memorial Field — public, 1 acre in all
- W. Front Street Greenspace — City of Grand Ledge
- Riverview Park — City of Grand Ledge
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it.
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