BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Peshekee River, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on the Peshekee River, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 7 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 28,084 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Marquette, 34.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 34.6 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
- Slate River Forest — The Nature Conservancy, 9,731 acres in all
- Ottawa National Forest — U.S. Forest Service, 6,344 acres in all
- Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn Unit (North) — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 3,299 acres in all
- Escanaba River State Forest - Gwinn Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 3,299 acres in all
- Ottawa National Forest - Kenton Ranger District — United States Forest Service, 2,427 acres in all
- Mccormick Wilderness — United States Forest Service, 2,191 acres in all
- Van Riper State Park — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 793 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 Peshekee River
Peshekee River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish the Peshekee River, Michigan
- Peshekee River fishing report
- Peshekee River fishing regulations