BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Hickey Creek, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 1 public site on Hickey Creek — 1 walk-in site, spread over the counties it runs through. 2 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 199,518 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Roscommon, 5.8 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water east of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Roscommon | 5.8 mi | east |
| Grayling | 13.9 mi | south-east |
| Gaylord | 34.9 mi | south |
| Cadillac | 49.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Branch Au Sable River Forest Rest | walk in | 0.3 | Crawford |
1 walk-in, 0 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
- Huron National Forest — United States Forest Service, 109,786 acres in all
- Au Sable State Forest - Grayling Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 89,732 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 Hickey Creek
Hickey Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access