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

Crane Pond State Game

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