BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Little Bear Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Little Bear Creek, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 2 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 26,858 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Newaygo, 23.6 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water west of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Newaygo | 23.6 mi | west |
| Sparta | 28.4 mi | west |
| Cedar Springs | 35.1 mi | west |
| Grandville | 36.2 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
- Manistee National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 26,347 acres in all
- Public Water Access Site — Michigan DNR, 511 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 Little Bear Creek
Little Bear Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish Little Bear Creek, Michigan
- Little Bear Creek fishing report
- Little Bear Creek fishing regulations