Saint Joseph River access points and trip distances, Michigan

32 access points (32 public) along 140.5 river miles of the Saint Joseph 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	Kayak Launch near Coldwater River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.06532, -85.12870	28.1
28.1	Mendon Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.00027, -85.45859	6.3
34.4	Covered Bridge Park About 0.14 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.96750, -85.53610	6.3
40.7	Boat ramp near Portage River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.94262, -85.61954	1.0
41.6	Boat ramp near Rocky River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.94106, -85.63249	24.6
66.2	Bristol Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.72314, -85.81467	5.2
71.4	St. Joe River - Six Span Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.70598, -85.88825	5.1
76.5	Beardsley Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.69241, -85.97582	0.5
77.0	Sherman St. Bridge Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.68810, -85.98224	1.9
78.9	McNaughton Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.67852, -85.99696	0.1
79.0	Edgewater Park (north ramp) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.67934, -85.99887	1.1
80.1	Paddle put-in (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)	41.67883, -86.01791	3.8
83.9	Boat ramp near Baugo Creek (north ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.67899, -86.06212	0.8
84.8	Prickett Landing About 0.13 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.67133, -86.12161	0.0
84.8	Miami Island (Mishawaka) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.67171, -86.15636	0.0
84.8	Boat ramp near Willow Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.66971, -86.16494	1.6
86.5	Leeper Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.68555, -86.24806	2.6
89.0	Woodlawn Park Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.70457, -86.26601	1.8
90.8	South Bend Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.72840, -86.26851	2.2
93.0	St. Patrick's Farm Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.75786, -86.27065	5.5
98.5	Riverfront Park South Boating 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)	41.81583, -86.26019	0.8
99.3	St. Joseph River Park Boat Launch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.82596, -86.25727	10.6
109.9	Buchanan Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.85720, -86.35708	8.8
118.7	Shamrock Park Boat Launch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.95395, -86.33575	4.1
122.9	Boat ramp near Lemon Creek Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	41.96872, -86.35504	4.9
127.8	Jasper Dairy Road Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.01098, -86.39137	8.3
136.1	Benton Township River Park Boat Launch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.06332, -86.44935	0.7
136.7	Riverview Park Boat Launch Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.07102, -86.45548	0.9
137.6	Boat ramp (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.06925, -86.46769	2.5
140.2	Boat ramp near Paw Paw River Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.10203, -86.46842	0.2
140.3	Benton Harbor Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.10405, -86.46531	0.2
140.5	Riverview Drive Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	42.10717, -86.46490	end

Data notes: The NHDPlus line for this river has 1 break, so distances across a break may run short. 3 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 Indiana DNR Public Access Sites, 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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