Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 806 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Roscommon County, 4 miles from Prudenville, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 806 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 1,993 deer in Roscommon County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's state game area data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR reported deer harvest, 2022 to 2025.
State game and wildlife areasState forest and other DNR landCounty, city and regional landLand trusts and other open landDenton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 806 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Roscommon County |
| Deer harvest unit | Roscommon County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 806 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Prudenville (4 mi), Houghton Lake (8 mi) and St. Helen (9 mi) |
What are the rules on Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 806 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Roscommon County. Hunters reported 1,993 deer in Roscommon County in 2025, against 2,201 in 2024.
| County | Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon County | 806 | 1,993 | 2,201 | 2,013 |
Harvest for the whole county, not the game area alone: Michigan DNR reported deer harvest (license years 2022 to 2025).
How do you get to Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Prudenville (4 miles), Houghton Lake (8 miles), St. Helen (9 miles) and Roscommon (14 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 18, I-75, M 55 and M 157.
What other public land is near Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Backus Creek State Game Area: 4,855 acres, 2.3 miles away
- Russell Lake / Lake St. Helen SWMA: 766 acres, 6.7 miles away
- Gladwin Field Trial Area and Wildlife Unit of State Forest: 4,753 acres, 6.8 miles away
- Russell Lake / Lake St. Helen SWMA (open water; State-owned portion of Lake St. Helen): 83 acres, 7.1 miles away
- Russell Lake / Lake St. Helen SWMA (open water; State owned portion of Russell Lake): 101 acres, 7.1 miles away
- Wraco Lodge Lake Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,019 acres, 9.1 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 21,773 of the 27,814 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (78.3%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 13,618 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 6,462 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 1,655 |
| County, city and regional land | 38 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Roscommon County, 4 miles from Prudenville.
How much of Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
806 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
21,773 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Denton Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area included, by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records. The closest other DNR area or park is Backus Creek State Game Area (2.3 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: Michigan DNR wildlife property project areas.
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public) and the DNR's land ownership records (state forest).
- Deer harvest: Michigan DNR reported deer harvest (license years 2022 to 2025).
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