BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Middle Branch Big Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Middle Branch Big Creek, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 5 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 239,222 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Grayling, 19.8 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water north-east of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Grayling | 19.8 mi | north-east |
| Gaylord | 21.4 mi | south-east |
| Roscommon | 24.0 mi | north-east |
| Petoskey | 48.5 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
- Grayling Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 130,704 acres in all
- Au Sable State Forest - Grayling Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 89,732 acres in all
- Kirtland Warbler Unit Lovells — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 9,904 acres in all
- Mackinac State Forest - Atlanta Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 6,861 acres in all
- Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area — FWS, 2,021 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 Middle Branch Big Creek
Middle Branch Big Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish Middle Branch Big Creek, Michigan
- Middle Branch Big Creek fishing report
- Middle Branch Big Creek fishing regulations