BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Portage Creek, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 1 public site on Portage Creek — 1 launch, spread over the counties it runs through. 3 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 147,693 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Grayling, 7.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grayling | 7.5 mi | west |
| Roscommon | 16.8 mi | north-west |
| Gaylord | 27.8 mi | south-west |
| Traverse City | 37.9 mi | 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 access sites
| Site | Type | River mile | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Trees Landing | canoe launch | 0.3 | — |
0 walk-in, 1 launch, 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
- Traverse City Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 113,281 acres in all
- Au Sable State Forest - Grayling Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 31,565 acres in all
- Camp Grayling Military Reservation — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 2,846 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 Portage Creek
Portage Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access