BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the Rifle River, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 13 public sites on the Rifle River — 1 walk-in site and 12 launches, spread over Arenac and Ogemaw. 11 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 61,203 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Roscommon, 37.2 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water south-east of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Roscommon | 37.2 mi | south-east |
| Grayling | 48.6 mi | south-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grebe Lake (fee) | boat launch | 59.9 | — |
| Lodge Lake (fee) | boat launch | 59.8 | — |
| Devoe Lake (fee) | boat launch | 58.7 | — |
| Headwaters (fee) | canoe launch | 58.3 | — |
| The Ranch (fee) | canoe launch | 57.5 | — |
| Sage Lake Road (fee) | canoe launch | 53.5 | — |
| Twin Lake Road | canoe launch | 52.0 | — |
| Rifle River At Peters Road Crossing | walk in | 50.5 | Ogemaw |
| Klacking Creek | canoe launch | 49.4 | — |
| Kenneth Road (fee) | canoe launch | 35.3 | — |
| Moffatt Bridge (fee) | canoe launch | 27.9 | — |
| Stoddard's Landing (fee) | canoe launch | 10.2 | — |
| Omer (fee) | canoe launch | 4.8 | — |
1 walk-in, 12 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
- Au Sable State Forest - Gladwin Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 33,124 acres in all
- Au Sable State Forest - Roscommon Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 20,136 acres in all
- Rifle River State Recreation Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 4,480 acres in all
- Wigwam Bay State Wildlife Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 2,892 acres in all
- Gladwin Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 340 acres in all
- Ogemaw County Fairgrounds — Ogemaw County Agricultural Society, 109 acres in all
- Village Of Sterling Park — City, 80 acres in all
- Moffatt Bridge Boating Access Site — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 17 acres in all
- Mnrtf Parcel — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 14 acres in all
- Omer Boating Access Site — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 7 acres in all
- Rifle River — Michigan DNR, 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 Rifle River
Rifle River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is the Rifle River good for brown trout?
- Is the Rifle River good for rainbow trout?
- When to fish the Rifle River, Michigan
- Rifle River fishing report
- Rifle River fishing regulations