BirdTroutOpen the map How to get to the West Branch Ontonagon River, Michigan
No site in MDNR's access file falls on the West Branch Ontonagon River, so the way in is public ground and road crossings rather than a marked landing. 6 blocks of public land touch the river, which is where you can stand without asking — 35,644 acres between them, counting each unit whole rather than the part beside the water.
Public land on the water
- Ottawa National Forest - Bergland Ranger District — United States Forest Service, 22,225 acres in all
- Ontonagon Wild And Scenic River — United States Forest Service, 5,253 acres in all
- Norwich Plains Revised Roadless Area Roadless Area — DESG, 4,361 acres in all
- Ontonagon, Michigan Wild And Scenic River Study Area — DESG, 2,093 acres in all
- Military Hill Purchase Unit — U.S. Forest Service, 1,619 acres in all
- Gogebic County Park — public, 93 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 Ontonagon River
West Branch Ontonagon River — live water temperature, regulations and access
- When to fish the West Branch Ontonagon River, Michigan
- West Branch Ontonagon River fishing report
- West Branch Ontonagon River fishing regulations