Pine River
Michigan
The Pine River is located in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan near the town of Cadillac and offers small-craft boating, high-quality fishing, and outstanding scenery. Although the river is best known for boating (primarily canoeing) and trout fishing, several other recreational activities are popular, including picnicking, hunting, wildlife viewing, and swimming. Trout fishing is a popular activity during the early morning and evening throughout the summer. The majority of anglers fish from shore, but access by boat is also common. Numerous user-developed foot trails to popular fishing areas are located along the shoreline.
The U.S. Forest Service has established a watercraft permit system that restricts watercraft use to 616 watercraft/day on weekdays and 240 watercraft on weekends from May 15 through September 10th. Watercraft permits are available at local U.S. Forest Service offices and private liveries.
Camping within the river corridor on National Forest System lands is allowed only at designated sites, and there are fees for camping and using access sites. U.S. Forest Service access sites are plowed in the winter, providing year-round access.






Designated Reach
March 3, 1992. The segment from Lincoln Bridge to the east 1/16th line of Section 16, T21N, R13W.
Outstandingly Remarkable Values
Recreation
Visitors to the Pine River Corridor continue to enjoy a variety of recreation experiences in natural appearing settings. Visitors may encounter both non-motorized and motorized recreation on land within the Pine River corridor (such as hiking, mountain biking, hunting, and auto touring), while on...Show More
Scenery
The Pine River corridor is well known for its outstanding riverine scenery. Travelers along the corridor enjoy views of a narrow, winding river with a variety of colors, forms, and textures from the diverse vegetation, steep banks, and unique clay formations. The primary forest type is a mixture ...Show More