No site in MDNR's access file falls on Tank 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 — 117,719 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Baldwin, 13.1 miles from the river's midpoint in a straight line, with the water south of the town.
| Town | Distance | Direction to the river |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 13.1 mi | south |
| Newaygo | 20.3 mi | north |
| Cedar Springs | 37.1 mi | north-west |
| Sparta | 38.7 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.
Ownership from PAD-US as the state publishes it. Where a block has its own page, the name links to it.
Tank Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access