BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Indian River, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on the Indian River, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 11 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 248,312 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Marquette, 52.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 52.4 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
- Shingleton Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 236,064 acres in all
- Cusino — Michigan DNR, 4,783 acres in all
- Big Island Lake Wilderness — United States Forest Service, 3,886 acres in all
- Indian, Michigan Wild And Scenic River — DESG, 2,750 acres in all
- Palms Book State Park — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 378 acres in all
- Public Water Access Site — Michigan DNR, 208 acres in all
- Wyman Nursery — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 125 acres in all
- Hiawatha National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 91 acres in all
- Riverbank Sanctuary — Michigan Audubon Society, 18 acres in all
- Thissel Dew Park — public, 8 acres in all
- Palms Book State Park — State Dept. of Natural Resources
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it.
More about Indian River
Indian River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish the Indian River, Michigan
- Indian River fishing report
- Indian River fishing regulations