BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Leland River, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on the Leland River, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 4 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 614 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Traverse City, 13.0 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water north-west of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Traverse City | 13.0 mi | north-west |
| Petoskey | 48.6 mi | south-west |
| Cadillac | 49.8 mi | north-west |
| Gaylord | 52.1 mi | 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
- Cedar River Preserve — Leelanau Conservancy, 540 acres in all
- Narrows Natural Area — Leelanau Convervancy, 67 acres in all
- St. Marys Park — City, 5 acres in all
- The Narrows Dnr Boat Ramp — public, 2 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 Leland River
Leland River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish the Leland River, Michigan
- Leland River fishing report
- Leland River fishing regulations