BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Sand Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Sand Creek, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 4 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 27,626 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Kentwood, 35.2 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water south of the town.
Nearest towns
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Kentwood | 35.2 mi | south |
| Grandville | 37.9 mi | south |
| Wyoming | 38.1 mi | south |
| Grand Rapids | 41.6 mi | south |
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
- Allegan — Michigan DNR, 26,797 acres in all
- Kal-Haven Trail Sesq. State Park — State Dept. of Natural Resources, 639 acres in all
- Sand Creek Preserve — Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy, 113 acres in all
- Alamo Township Park — Alamo Township, 76 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 Sand Creek
Sand Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is Sand Creek good for brown trout?
- When to fish Sand Creek, Michigan
- Sand Creek fishing report
- Sand Creek fishing regulations