Nov 15 2008
Birch Lake
Birch Lake is located in Antrim County, just north of Elk Rapids, north of Williams Drive and south of Waring Road, east of US 31. Birch Lake boasts of 326 acres of surface waters with reported depths of up to 50 feet. Although a respectable sized lake by Michigan’s standards, it is dwarfed in size by its neighbors Elk Lake to the south and Torch Lake to the north and the east.
Fisherman report catching bluegills, largemouth bass, rock bass, yellow perch, rainbow trout, northern pike and walleye.
You can access Birch Lake on the northeast side where the state of Michigan maintains a public access site of Birch Lake Road. The site has a gravel boat launch, public toilet and very limited parking.
A Michigan State roadside park is located on the west side of Birch Lake with picnic tables, grills with a great view of this beautiful Michigan lake.