RIVER MAPS & RENTALS LEARN MORE ONLINE AT: CADILLACMICHIGAN.COM UPPER BIG MANISTEE RIVER Baxter Bridge FLOAT TIMES Access Please note, the oat times 4.0 HOUR FLOAT outlined here are for those Fire Lane Access (No Crossing) 3.5 HOUR FLOAT US-131 Bridge 1 who will be bringing your Access own watercraft. Contact the Liveries for details 19 ROAD about trips & oat times 2.0 HOUR FLOAT RIVER FLOW 131 from their facilities. 37 31 ROAD Glengary Bridge Access 3 23 ROAD 3.0 HOUR FLOAT 14 ROAD N 1.0 HOUR MANTON FLOAT 42 Harvey Bridge Access MESICK South to Cadillac 1.5 HOUR FLOAT M-115 Southeast to Cadillac Bridge Access Hodenpyl Dam Road Access 37 AREA LIVERIES/RENTALS ON OUR AREA RIVERS Manistee River READ ABOUT Trail / North Country PERSONAL EXPERIENCES explore 1 CHIPPEWA LANDING Trail Loop - Read about ON OUR RIVERS AND WATCH VIDEOS ONLINE AT OUR BLOG: PINE RIVER PADDLESPORT CENTER this trip on our blog at WWW.EXPLORECADILLAC.ORG CAD 2 ExploreCadillac.org 3 WILDERNESS CANOE TRIPS, LLC LOWER PINE RIVER SEE REVERSE for more info FLOAT TIMES Big Manistee River Please note, the oat times Tippy Dam 37 outlined here are for those Pond who will be bringing your Norman Dixon WEXFORD own watercraft. Contact Rd 7 the Liveries for details CADILLAC about trips & oat times Peterson Bridge 55 from their facilities. Low Bridge 48Rd 13 Rd 13 White Water Area 7 1/2 Rd 48Rd MANISTEE COUNTY 48 1/2 Rd 2 11 1/4 Rd WEXFORD COUNTY LAKE COUNTY 50 Rd LAKE COUNTY LOCATION & FLOAT TIMES: School Bridge RIVER FLOW Dobson Bridge Edgetts (GPS: 44.062496, -85.583206) 2.0 hrs 10 Mile Rd Meadow Brook Bridge (GPS: 44.073928, -85.624448) Elm Flats 131 0.75 hrs Skookum Bridge (GPS: 44.079377, --85.643030) 9 Mile Rd Skookum 2.0 hrs RIVER PASSES REQUIRED: Lincoln Bridge Walker Bridge (GPS: 44.112294, -85.683124) 8 Mile Rd/Bristol Rd 0.75 hrs Watercraft permits are required for all Lincoln Bridge (GPS: 44.133377, -85.695248) watercraft on the river, including tubes, from 0.75 hrs Walker Bridge Skookum Bridge Elm Flats (GPS: 44.152417, -85.712859) the Friday of Memorial Day weekend to the 2.0 hrs Dobson Bridge (GPS: 44.179261, -85.759948) Monday of Labor Day weekend. Reservations 6 Mile Rd 6 Mile Rd 0.75 hrs School Bridge (GPS: 44.193451, -85.769593) for river permits are $2.00/watercraft per 5 Mile Rd 1.5 hrs day. Passes may be picked up from the State Rd Peterson Bridge (GPS: 44.203235 -85.799124) following ranger stations: 4 1/2 Mile Rd 3.5 hrs Meadow Brook Bridge Low Bridge (GPS: 44.218493, -85.901885) Manistee Ranger Station: 231-723-2211 Edgetts 0.50 hrs Rd Raymond Norman Dixon (GPS: 44.240511, -85.917614) Baldwin Ranger Station: 231-745-4637 Skookum RENTAL INFORMATION LEARN MORE ONLINE AT: CADILLACMICHIGAN.COM CHIPPEWA LANDING 1 10420 Chippewa Landing Trail, Manton, MI 49663 | www.chippewalanding.com | 231-313-0832 Chippewa Landing’s friendly service, natural setting, and top quality equipment will always assure a great paddlesport experience. e rst and friendliest name in camping, canoeing, raing, kayaking and tubing on the Manistee River for over 40 years. Our full service canoe livery and campground is located just 10 minutes north of Cadillac, Michigan in beautiful Northern Michigan. You can rent Canoes, Kayaks, Tubes or Ras, and the river will carry you safely downstream to your waiting car at the livery. Our transport vehicles will take you upstream when you are ready (no waiting) and you end your paddlesport trip at Chippewa Landing. PINE RIVER PADDLESPORT CENTER 2 9590 M-37, Wellston, MI 49689 | www.thepineriver.com | 231-862-3471 Located in the heart of Michigan's Huron-Manistee National Forest, Pine River Paddlesports Center is where family fun begins. We're up North but close by. Michigan's Canoe and Kayaking Premier Destination, e Pine River Paddlesport Center rents canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, rubber ras and tubes on Michigan's premier paddlesport rivers, the Pine and Big Manistee. Oering the largest selection of canoes, kayaks and ras in the Midwest, PRPC has the unique ability to outt guests with superior cra and accessories appropriate for both weight and experience level. WILDERNESS CANOE TRIPS, LLC 3 6052 Riverview Road, Mesick, MI 49668 | www.manisteerivertrips.com | 231-885-1485 e Big Manistee starts as a narrow stream north of Grayling and spreads to more than 125 feet wide by the time it snakes its way westward, near Mesick. Relax and enjoy a rapid-free river, uninterrupted by portages, with few signs of civiliza- tion. Gentle currents will carry you eortlessly through scenic woodland teeming with wildlife. We endeavor to provide you with the best experience possible at our livery. We want all of our customers to leave with a smile on their face and wonderful memories to last a lifetime. We have many groups that we look forward to seeing annually and would love for you to be the next group to make a yearly tradition of us! Please note, the oat times outlined on the maps on the reverse side are for those who will be bringing your own watercraft. Contact the FLOAT TIMES: Liveries for details about trips & oat times from their facilities. GENERAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION ON YOUR RIVER TRIP: · Most of our liveries are fully open Memorial Day to Labor Day, please call for times/ reservations ahead earlier in spring and later in fall. Both Early Spring and Fall oer excellent river experiences. · Please follow all leash laws and clean up aer your pet. Pets are not allowed in tubes or ras. · All liveries oer round trip shuttles, parking is available at check-in. · For a safe trip with young children, please be aware that all children in water vessels should be able to swim on own or with Life vest. Rivers are dierent from lakes due to shoreline debris. Children in carriers are not recommended due to potential unsafe conditions of nature. RIVER CHECKLIST Watercraft permit (if required) Check Food/Beverage Policy for explore livery/river Drybag or waterproof case for my electronics? Bring additional set of dry clothing CAD Required number of otation devices? GPS/map of the river (1 per/person) BE SURE TO SIGN OUR GUEST BOOK Parking permits at your drop o/ AND SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE ON Extra paddle pick-up locations THE RIVERS OF CADILLAC ON OUR Water shoes BLOG: EXPLORECADILLAC.ORG.