BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Kalamazoo River, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 14 public sites on the Kalamazoo River — 4 walk-in sites and 10 launches, spread over Allegan, Calhoun and Kalamazoo. 59 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 41,912 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Kentwood, 29.4 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water south of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Kentwood | 29.4 mi | south |
| Wyoming | 33.3 mi | south-east |
| Lowell | 33.5 mi | south |
| Grandville | 34.2 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 access sites
| Site | Type | River mile | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Park | boat launch | 107.7 | — |
| Kalamazoo River (fee) | boat launch | 87.4 | — |
| River Oaks County Park (fee) | boat launch | 79.5 | — |
| Jefferson Road | boat launch | 51.7 | — |
| Pine Creek Impoundment (fee) | boat launch | 51.6 | — |
| River Road (fee) | boat launch | 50.7 | — |
| Echo Point | boat launch | 29.6 | — |
| Lake Allegan West | boat launch | 26.6 | — |
| Allegan Dam East (fee) | boat launch | 26.2 | — |
| Kalamazoo River M-89 Landing | walk in | 22.4 | Allegan |
| Kalamazoo River New Richmond | walk in | 10.8 | Allegan |
| Hacklander (fee) | boat launch | 5.6 | — |
| Howard Schultz Park | walk in | 3.7 | — |
| Kalamazoo River Saugatuck Harbor | walk in | 2.0 | Allegan |
4 walk-in, 10 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
- Allegan — Michigan DNR, 26,797 acres in all
- Allegan State Game Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 9,428 acres in all
- Fort Custer Recreation Area — public, 2,087 acres in all
- Fort Custer — Michigan DNR, 1,355 acres in all
- Augusta Floodplain Nature Preserve — Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy, 345 acres in all
- River Oaks County Park — public, 268 acres in all
- Public Water Access Site — Michigan DNR, 174 acres in all
- Markin Glen County Park — public, 161 acres in all
- Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area — Saugatuck, 131 acres in all
- Tallmadge Woods Nature Preserve — Saugatuck, 121 acres in all
- Mount Baldhead Park — public, 118 acres in all
- Kalamazoo River Public Fishing Access Site — Michigan DNR, 95 acres in all
- Allegan County Fairgrounds — public, 87 acres in all
- Natural Area Fort Custer - River Swampland — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 81 acres in all
- Riverside Park — Calhoun County, 74 acres in all
- Armintrout-Milbocker Nature Preserve — City of Allegan, 63 acres in all
- River Villa Township Park — public, 55 acres in all
- Gunplain Township — Michigan DNR, 46 acres in all
- Pine Trails Camp — City, 42 acres in all
- Mayors' Riverfront Park — public, 37 acres in all
- Islands — Michigan DNR, 36 acres in all
- Mcclure Riverfront Park — public, 36 acres in all
- River Bluff Park — Saugatuck Township, 36 acres in all
- Historic Bridge Park — Calhoun County, 29 acres in all
- Paddlers Grove Park — Calhoun County Conservation District, 24 acres in all
- New Richmond Bridge Park — public, 23 acres in all
- Red Arrow Golf Course — City, 17 acres in all
- Verburg Park — public, 16 acres in all
- Galesburg Community Park — City of Galesburg, 15 acres in all
- Glenn Allen Island Preserve — Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy, 13 acres in all
- State Land — Michigan DNR, 12 acres in all
- Rink Ice Center — City, 11 acres in all
- Rieger Park — public, 10 acres in all
- Sherwood Park — public, 9 acres in all
- Jaycee Park — City Of Allegan, 9 acres in all
- Holland Park — public, 7 acres in all
- Merrill Park — public, 5 acres in all
- Stuart's Landing — City of Marshall, 5 acres in all
- Tillman Cornelius Courts — City, 4 acres in all
- Kalamazoo Mini-Game — Michigan DNR, 4 acres in all
- Saylor's Landing — Calhoun County Conservation District, 3 acres in all
- Veterans Walk Park — public, 2 acres in all
- Stoffer Plaza — City, 2 acres in all
- Water Street Riverwalk — public, 2 acres in all
- Bandshell Park — City, 2 acres in all
- Fannie Pell Park — public, 1 acre in all
- Mahan Park — City Of Allegan, 1 acre in all
- Douglas Marina Public Park — public, 1 acre in all
- Washington Street Park — public, 1 acre in all
- Hamblin Park — City of Battle Creek, 1 acre in all
- South Wenke Park — public, 1 acre in all
- Lloyd Park — public, 1 acre in all
- Alice Mcclay Park — City, 1 acre in all
- Cook Street Park — public, 1 acre in all
- Willow Park — City, 1 acre in all
- Darrow Park — public, 1 acre in all
- Wicks Park — public, 1 acre in all
- Rose Park Veterans Memorial — public, 1 acre in all
- Angler's Bend — Calhoun County Conservation District
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it.
More about Kalamazoo River
Kalamazoo River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is the Kalamazoo River good for rainbow trout?
- When to fish the Kalamazoo River, Michigan
- Kalamazoo River fishing report
- Kalamazoo River fishing regulations