Manistee River access points and trip distances, Michigan

35 access points (35 public) along 165.2 river miles of the Manistee River in Michigan. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Loggers Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.74340, -84.83412	5.8
5.8	M-72 Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.69239, -84.84743	3.4
9.2	Hole in the Wall Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.66938, -84.87723	1.0
10.2	Hole in the Fence Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.66069, -84.88056	0.9
11.1	Tree Farm Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.66223, -84.89261	3.3
14.3	Yellow Trees Landing Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.63510, -84.91462	3.8
18.1	Burnt Cabin Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.61682, -84.95888	2.4
20.5	CCC Bridge State Forest Campground Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.61435, -84.99150	1.5
22.0	4 Mile Bend Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.60628, -85.00470	2.2
24.2	3 Mile Bend Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.59745, -85.02773	6.1
30.2	West Sharon Road Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.58593, -85.08996	4.6
34.8	Tin Can Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.55493, -85.12632	2.1
36.9	Sand Banks Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.54067, -85.14173	3.2
40.1	Smithville Landing Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.52349, -85.17300	0.4
40.4	Smithville Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.52329, -85.17948	9.6
50.0	Rainbow Jim Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.52734, -85.27550	5.0
55.0	Lucas Road Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.50548, -85.31072	11.6
66.6	US-131 Roadside Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.48539, -85.40472	2.1
68.7	Old US-131 SFCG Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.49075, -85.42222	11.0
79.7	Baxter Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.49288, -85.52788	19.5
99.1	Harvey Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.43912, -85.64207	8.4
107.5	Boat ramp near Burkett Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.42151, -85.72018	20.0
127.5	Boat ramp near Hinton Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.28351, -85.86139	2.4
130.0	Government Landing Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.26298, -85.88693	3.7
133.6	Tippy Dam State Recreation Area Upper About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.26056, -85.93872	0.2
133.9	Tippy Dam State Recreation Area Lower Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.25985, -85.94324	5.7
139.6	High Bridge Access Site Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.26776, -86.01602	1.5
141.1	Boat ramp near Sylvan Pond Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.26198, -86.03597	6.9
147.9	Bear Creek River Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.29138, -86.11435	2.9
150.8	Rainbow Bend Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.29204, -86.14872	3.7
154.6	Boat ramp (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.27112, -86.19892	7.9
162.5	Bridge Street Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.26478, -86.30270	1.0
163.6	Arthur Street About 0.21 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.25663, -86.31742	1.1
164.6	Boat ramp near Manistee River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.24756, -86.32880	0.5
165.2	First Street Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.24729, -86.33993	end

Data notes: 2 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Michigan DNR Boating Access Sites, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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