BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to Swainston Creek, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on Swainston Creek, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 3 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 83,727 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Traverse City, 11.3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Traverse City | 11.3 mi | south-east |
| Cadillac | 25.6 mi | north |
| Grayling | 40.9 mi | west |
| Roscommon | 47.3 mi | west |
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
- Traverse City Management Unit — Michigan DNR, 64,085 acres in all
- Pere Marquette State Forest - Traverse City Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 19,590 acres in all
- Mayfield Pond Park — public, 52 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 Swainston Creek
Swainston Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is Swainston Creek good for brook trout?
- Is Swainston Creek good for brown trout?
- Is Swainston Creek good for rainbow trout?
- When to fish Swainston Creek, Michigan
- Swainston Creek fishing report
- Swainston Creek fishing regulations