BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to West Branch Fish Creek, Michigan
MDNR's access file puts 1 public site on West Branch Fish Creek — 1 launch, spread over Montcalm. 3 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 5,303 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Cedar Springs, 25.7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Springs | 25.7 mi | east |
| Lowell | 27.6 mi | north-east |
| Rockford | 28.0 mi | east |
| Ada | 31.1 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 access sites
| Site | Type | River mile | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Lake | boat launch | 10.2 | — |
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
- Stanton State Game Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 4,617 acres in all
- Stanton — Michigan DNR, 608 acres in all
- City Of Stanton Park — City, 78 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 West Branch Fish Creek
West Branch Fish Creek — live water temperature, regulations and access
- Is West Branch Fish Creek good for brown trout?
- When to fish West Branch Fish Creek, Michigan
- West Branch Fish Creek fishing report
- West Branch Fish Creek fishing regulations