BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the West Branch Muskegon River, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on the West Branch Muskegon River, 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 — 84,157 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water. The nearest town we map is Cadillac, 20.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cadillac | 20.1 mi | east |
| Roscommon | 23.3 mi | west |
| Grayling | 26.0 mi | south-west |
| Traverse City | 40.7 mi | south-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
- Pere Marquette State Forest - Cadillac Unit — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 72,804 acres in all
- Houghton Lake Wildlife Research Area — Michigan Department of Natural Resources, 11,353 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 Muskegon River
West Branch Muskegon River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish the West Branch Muskegon River, Michigan
- West Branch Muskegon River fishing report
- West Branch Muskegon River fishing regulations