BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to South Branch Spring Brook, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on South Branch Spring Brook, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 2 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 54,492 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Petoskey, 11.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Petoskey | 11.6 mi | south-east |
| Gaylord | 15.9 mi | north-west |
| Grayling | 39.5 mi | north |
| Traverse City | 49.8 mi | north-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
- Gaylord Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 53,985 acres in all
- Young — Michigan DNR, 506 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 South Branch Spring Brook
South Branch Spring Brook — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish South Branch Spring Brook, Michigan
- South Branch Spring Brook fishing report
- South Branch Spring Brook fishing regulations