Department of Natural Resources Access Sites

Public Access Sites

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has Public Access Sites at the following locations in Cass County:

Belas Lake (Crane Pond State Game Area)
Big Fish Lake
Bogart Lake (Crane Pond State Game Area)
Chain Lake
Corey Lake
Dewey Lake
Diamond Lake access requires boaters to purchase an annual $24 launch access permit or a $6 daily permit (available at the site).
Donnell Lake
Dowagiac Creek at the Arthur Dodd Memorial Park
Driskels Lake
Forked Lake - no fish (Crane Pond State Game Area)
Fox Lake - no fish (Crane Pond State Game Area)
Harwood Lake
Hemlock Lake
Juno Lake
Kirk Lake (Crane Pond State Game Area)
Long Lake
Magician Lake
Mill Pond at the Dowagiac Heddon Memorial
Paradise Lake
Stone Lake

The Crane Pond State Game area has no check-in and no access fees. It's DNR Field Office is at:
60887 M-40
Jones, MI 49061

Phone:269-244-5928.

Three of these public access sites comply with the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act:

Diamond Lake access requires boaters to purchase an annual $24 launch access permit or a $6 daily permit (available at the site).
Juno Lake
Magician Lake