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Muskegon River access points and trip distances, Michigan

22 access points (21 public) along 187.5 river miles of the Muskegon 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 mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Dead Stream Flooding
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44.37866, -84.84310 1.7
1.7Reedsburg Dam State Forest Campground
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44.36019, -84.85889 4.2
5.9Boat ramp near West Branch Muskegon River
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44.33546, -84.88931 66.0
71.9Crawford Park
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43.94685, -85.14977 9.5
81.4Boat ramp near Twin Creek
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43.89567, -85.25748 28.6
110.0tube launch
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43.70840, -85.48115 7.0
117.0River Bend Bluffs
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43.64228, -85.44272 5.3
122.3131 Bridge
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43.60863, -85.49348 5.6
127.9Boat ramp near Betts Creek (north ramp)
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43.58566, -85.52627 0.1
128.0Boat ramp near Betts Creek (south ramp)
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43.58365, -85.52742 2.7
130.7Boat ramp near Laverne Creek (north ramp)
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43.56316, -85.54988 15.2
145.9Charles Besemer Muskegon River Park Boat Launch
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43.43481, -85.66574 1.1
147.0Pine Street
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43.42343, -85.67545 5.2
152.2High Rollway Thornapple
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43.41492, -85.71906 6.2
158.5Henning Park
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43.41896, -85.78990 1.6
160.0New Bridge
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43.41522, -85.81135 3.7
163.7Anderson Flats
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43.38882, -85.82857 8.1
171.8Marl Pit Creek Boat Launch Private marina or resort
Fee not verified; private sites usually charge, check with the site owner.
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43.36269, -85.91673 2.1
173.9Bridgeton River Launch Park
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43.34672, -85.94005 6.0
179.9Maple Island
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43.31838, -86.03347 3.2
183.1Walleye Pond
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43.29781, -86.07919 4.4
187.5Mill Iron Boat Launch
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43.26864, -86.15073 end

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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