BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the North Branch Ford River, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on the North Branch Ford River, 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 — 69,523 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Marquette, 33.0 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water south-west of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 33.0 mi | south-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
- Crystal Falls Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 67,281 acres in all
- Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn Unit (South) — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 2,242 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 North Branch Ford River
North Branch Ford River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish the North Branch Ford River, Michigan
- North Branch Ford River fishing report
- North Branch Ford River fishing regulations