BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Prairie Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Prairie Creek, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 3 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 316,841 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Marquette, 46.6 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water east of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 46.6 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 land on the water
- Shingleton Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 236,064 acres in all
- Lake Superior State Forest - Shingleton Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 77,752 acres in all
- Shingleton State Foreset Area — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 3,024 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 Prairie Creek
Prairie Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access