P.O. BOX 269 BALDWIN, MI 49304 Toll free call: 800-272-3642

PERE MARQUETTE RIVER:

The Pere Marquette is considered to be Michigan's clearest and cleanest free flowing river. Offering you new opportunities around each bend to enjoy the wildlife and peaceful beauty of Northern Michigan. A great canoeing river for the beginner to intermediate paddler. The Pere Marquette's current is steady, moderately fast but not considered difficult during normal water levels for paddlers with few to basic skills. The river follows a winding course through a mixture of National, State, and private forests. The average depth of the river is between two and four feet, with deeper holes on the bends. The average width is between fourty and fifty feet.

The most popular part of the Pere Marquette to paddle is the first twelve hours of the river, ending at Walhalla. In this twelve hour portion of the river there are several trips available ranging from three hours up to three days. Due to the Forest Service permit system regulating the number of watercraft, numbers are spread equally in four hour sections throughout this twelve hour part of the river. Several access sites are used for put in and take out. Extended trips are available continuing on to Scottville, Ludington, and Lake Michigan. Trips to the lake usually take five days.

PRIVATE WATERCRAFT PERMITS MAY BE RESERVED FOR THE PERE MARQUETTE RIVER BY CALLING 1-231-745-3100