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Silver Creek SFCG

Silver Creek SFCG is a public boat ramp on the Pine River near Luther, Michigan, run by the Michigan DNR Forest Resources.

Pine River from the Highbridge bridge, autumn
Pine River, the water this launch is on. Pine River from the Highbridge bridge, autumn Photo: papadakp · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Boat ramp
Ramp lanes
1
Restrooms
No
Managed by
Michigan DNR Forest Resources
Coordinates
44.11269, -85.68356

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Conditions

Water level

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USGS gauge PINE RIVER AT HIGH SCHOOL BRIDGE NR HOXEYVILLE, MI, 7.0 mi from this launch on Pine River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Pine River

The Pine River is a 53.6-mile tributary of the Manistee River in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula. It was formerly called the South Branch Manistee River. The river begins where its North Branch and East Branch meet in northwest Osceola County. From there it flows southwest, then west and north, through the northeast corner of Lake County and into southwest Wexford County. It ends in Tippy Dam Pond on the Manistee River in Manistee County, and its watershed covers 265 square miles. Much of the lower river runs through the Huron-Manistee National Forests. The lower 26 miles, starting at Lincoln Bridge, were designated a National Scenic River on March 3, 1992. The USDA Forest Service reports that the Pine has the fastest average flow of any river in lower Michigan, with a deeply cut channel and high, exposed sand banks. More about Pine River.

Boating rules on Pine River

  • Watercraft permit required to use Forest Service landings from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend source
  • Permits are for one day only and capped in number; required to enter or exit at Forest Service landings (Elm Flats to Low Bridge) but not at state sites upstream source
  • Only non-motorized recreation in the river channel source
  • Recreation fee for day use at Dobson Bridge, Elm Flats, Low Bridge and Peterson Bridge North source
  • Camping in the river corridor only at designated campgrounds or campsites source

Community

Where people who use Pine River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Michigan DNR Boat Launches (DNR inventory layer) and Great Lakes Commission Boat Access Sites (compilation, public and private). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.