BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Sanborn Creek, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 1 public site on Sanborn Creek — 1 launch, spread over the counties it runs through. 5 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 95,524 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Baldwin, 4.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 4.6 mi | east |
| Cadillac | 29.9 mi | south-west |
| Newaygo | 33.4 mi | north |
| Cedar Springs | 48.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagon Wheel (fee) | canoe launch | 4.1 | — |
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
- Manistee National Forest - Baldwin Ranger District — United States Forest Service, 66,846 acres in all
- Cadillac Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 26,440 acres in all
- Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 1,922 acres in all
- Public Water Access Site — Michigan DNR, 288 acres in all
- Baldwin River Boating Access Site — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 28 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 Sanborn Creek
Sanborn Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access