Welcome to Indian River!
 

Indian River, named after the river which flows through it, is conveniently nestled in the center of the northern tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and is gifted with some of most beautiful natural resources you’ll find in the state. About 25 miles south of the Mackinaw Bridge, north of Gaylord, east of Harbor Springs and Petoskey, and west of Onaway, Indian River is a place that visitors of all ages will find many pleasures to enjoy during any season of the year.

Indian River is the ideal location to boat, fish, hunt, camp, golf, bike, swim, jog, hike, kayak, canoe, raft, tube, sail, ORV, snowmobile, ski, sightsee, bird watch, mushroom hunt, skate, play tennis/baseball/basketball/soccer, skateboard, berry pick, geocache, horseback ride, tour, dine or shop. We are in the center of Michigan’s longest Inland Waterway, including 4 rivers (Cheboygan, Indian, Upper Black and Crooked Rivers) and 4 lakes (Mullett, Burt, Crooked and Pickerel Lakes). Burt and Mullett Lakes are the 4th and 5th largest lakes in Michigan. Two Blue Ribbon Trout Streams, the Sturgeon and Pigeon Rivers, flow into Burt and Mullett Lakes respectively with the Sturgeon River being honored as the lower peninsula’s fastest flowing river. We are surrounded by 180,000+ acres of State Land in Cheboygan County and close to the renowned Pigeon River Country State Forest, which is approximately 105,000 acres and boasts the largest free roaming elk herd east of the Mississippi River.

Visit our host of outdoor pleasures including 52 acres of sports and fun at Cooperation Park, 625 feet of sandy beachfront at DeVoe Public Beach, 12 miles of trail on the Wildwood Hills Pathway, 30 miles of trail in the Black Mt. Recreation Area, 62 miles of crushed limestone on the North Central State Trail, hundreds of miles of snowmobile trails, 225 miles of ORV trails on the Tomahawk ORV trail and in the Black Mt. Recreation Area, 360 feet of boardwalk along the Indian River and the world’s largest wooden crucifix (55 feet tall) at the National Shrine of The Cross in The Woods.

See You Around Indian River, Where Adventures Come Naturally!

Things to see and do for every season: [Spring] [Summer] [Fall] [Winter]