BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Rice Creek, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 1 public site on Rice 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 — 526 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Traverse City, 26.5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Traverse City | 26.5 mi | west |
| Cadillac | 41.2 mi | north-west |
| Baldwin | 48.7 mi | north |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Road | canoe launch | 0.0 | — |
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
- Betsie River — Michigan DNR, 439 acres in all
- Benzie Sportsman Club — public, 83 acres in all
- Betsie River Public Water Access Site — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 4 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 Rice Creek
Rice Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access