BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Little Manistee River, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 6 public sites on the Little Manistee River — 6 launches, spread over Lake and Manistee. 13 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 144,566 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Baldwin, 16.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 16.4 mi | north-west |
| Cadillac | 28.5 mi | west |
| Traverse City | 46.8 mi | south-west |
| Newaygo | 49.4 mi | north |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Bridge (fee) | canoe launch | 44.1 | — |
| Indian Bridge (fee) | canoe launch | 40.5 | — |
| Fox Bridge (fee) | canoe launch | 31.6 | — |
| Nine Mile Bridge (fee) | canoe launch | 18.1 | — |
| Stronach (fee) | boat launch | 3.8 | — |
| Arthur Street (fee) | boat launch | 0.0 | — |
0 walk-in, 6 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
- Cadillac Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 59,656 acres in all
- Manistee National Forest - Manistee Ranger District — United States Forest Service, 33,473 acres in all
- Cadillac State Forest Area — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 24,323 acres in all
- Little Manistee, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area — DESG, 9,579 acres in all
- Manistee National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 6,918 acres in all
- Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District — United States Forest Service, 6,306 acres in all
- Manistee River State Game Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 4,033 acres in all
- Manistee River — Michigan DNR, 168 acres in all
- Little Manistee River — Michigan DNR, 48 acres in all
- Indian Bridge 43-34 (Little Manistee River) — Michigan DNR, 25 acres in all
- Stronach Township Park — Stronach Township, 23 acres in all
- Manistee — Michigan DNR, 9 acres in all
- Mill Pond Park — public, 5 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 Manistee River
Little Manistee River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is the Little Manistee River good for brook trout?
- Is the Little Manistee River good for brown trout?
- Is the Little Manistee River good for rainbow trout?
- When to fish the Little Manistee River, Michigan
- Little Manistee River fishing report
- Little Manistee River fishing regulations