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Wickes Park River Access

Wickes Park River Access is a public kayak and canoe launch on the Saginaw River near Saginaw, Michigan.

Aerial view of the gravel parking lot, the river wall and a pier on the river, August 2022
Aerial view of the gravel parking lot, the river wall and a pier on the river, August 2022 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map
Zebra mussels

Zebra mussels (latest report 1991) reported in Saginaw River 4.6 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.

USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 20, 2026

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
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Coordinates
43.39270, -83.96391

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Conditions

Water level

Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.

USGS gauge SAGINAW RIVER AT HOLLAND AVENUE AT SAGINAW, MI, 2.1 mi from this launch on Saginaw River: water level, flow, water temperature, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.

On Saginaw River

The Saginaw River is a 22.4-mile river in Saginaw and Bay counties, Michigan. It begins southwest of Saginaw, where the Tittabawassee and Shiawassee rivers meet, and flows north through Saginaw, Zilwaukee, Bay City and Essexville. It empties into Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron at the boundary of Bangor and Hampton townships. The river drains a watershed of 8,595 square miles, and its estimated average discharge at the mouth is 4,827 cubic feet per second. It is one of Michigan's few inland navigable rivers and remains a commercial shipping route, carrying an estimated 4.6 million tons of commerce a year. More about Saginaw River.

Boating rules on Saginaw River

  • No-wake zone on the Saginaw River between Salzburg Road and M-25 in Bay City (city ordinance, 2016) source

Community

Where people who use Saginaw River talk about it.

Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: cassriverwatertrail.org: Launch is at the corner of Wickes Park Dr & Naval Reserve Dr., one block west of Douglass St.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.