BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Mitchel Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Mitchel Creek, 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 — 397 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Traverse City, 2.8 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water south-east of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Traverse City | 2.8 mi | south-east |
| Cadillac | 34.4 mi | north |
| Grayling | 42.8 mi | west |
| Gaylord | 48.8 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
- Mitchell Creek Nature Sanctuary — Grand Traverse Regional Land Convervancy, 134 acres in all
- George & Ada Reffitt Nature Preserve — Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy, 111 acres in all
- Charters Traverse City State Park — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 77 acres in all
- Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park — public, 75 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 Mitchel Creek
Mitchel Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access