BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Pere Marquette River, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 6 public sites on the Pere Marquette River — 6 launches, spread over Lake and Mason. 11 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 151,935 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Baldwin, 14.9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 14.9 mi | west |
| Newaygo | 37.8 mi | north-west |
| Cadillac | 44.2 mi | south-west |
| Cedar Springs | 55.8 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 access sites
| Site | Type | River mile | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Forks (fee) | canoe launch | 63.9 | — |
| M-37 Bridge (fee) | boat launch | 63.2 | — |
| Sulak - Upper Branch (fee) | boat launch | 41.5 | — |
| Walhalla Road Bridge (fee) | boat launch | 28.5 | — |
| Scottville Riverside Park (fee) | boat launch | 16.3 | — |
| Loomis 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
- Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District — United States Forest Service, 66,846 acres in all
- Manistee National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 50,224 acres in all
- Cadillac Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 26,440 acres in all
- Pere Marquette, Michigan Wild And Scenic River — DESG, 7,147 acres in all
- Pere Marquette River — Michigan DNR, 624 acres in all
- Public Water Access Site — Michigan DNR, 288 acres in all
- Pere Marquette State Game Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 207 acres in all
- Riverside Park — City of Scottville, 129 acres in all
- M-37 Bridge Boating Access Site — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 17 acres in all
- River Access Park — Pere Marquette Township, 11 acres in all
- Pere Marquette Floodplain Plant Preserve — Michigan Nature Association, 2 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 Pere Marquette River
Pere Marquette River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is the Pere Marquette River good for brown trout?
- Is the Pere Marquette River good for rainbow trout?
- When to fish the Pere Marquette River, Michigan
- Pere Marquette River fishing report
- Pere Marquette River fishing regulations