BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Horton Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Horton Creek, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 5 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 294 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Petoskey, 8.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Petoskey | 8.1 mi | south-west |
| Gaylord | 28.0 mi | north-west |
| Traverse City | 45.5 mi | north-east |
| Grayling | 48.2 mi | north-west |
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
- Taylor Horton Creek Nature Preserve — public, 187 acres in all
- Nick Adams Nature Preserve — public, 45 acres in all
- Horton Creek Wetlands Nature Preserve — public, 33 acres in all
- Horton Creek Nature Preserve — public, 19 acres in all
- Rufus Teesdale Nature Preserve — public, 10 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 Horton Creek
Horton Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access