Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: hunting and access
Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is 2,935 acres of land the Michigan DNR manages for wildlife in Midland County, 9 miles from Sanford, a state wildlife management area by the DNR's map. 2,935 acres are marked open to general hunting. Hunters reported 5,031 deer in Midland 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 landKawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management AreaCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 2,935 acres |
|---|---|
| County | Midland County |
| Deer harvest unit | Midland County |
| Kind (DNR) | state wildlife management area |
| DNR region | Northern Lower Peninsula |
| Open to general hunting | 2,935 acres (100%) |
| Nearest towns | Sanford (9 mi), Beaverton (11 mi) and Midland (11 mi) |
What are the rules on Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
The DNR's map marks each piece of Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area: 2,935 acres open to general hunting.
How many deer are taken around Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area lies in Midland County. Hunters reported 5,031 deer in Midland County in 2025, against 4,281 in 2024.
| County | Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland County | 2,935 | 5,031 | 4,281 | 3,411 |
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 Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
Nearest towns: Sanford (9 miles), Beaverton (11 miles), Midland (11 miles) and Coleman (14 miles). Highways within 5 miles: M 30.
What other public land is near Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
DNR wildlife areas and parks open to hunting within 10 miles:
- Bluff Creek / US-10 / M-18 Floodings State Wildlife Management Area: 791 acres, 8 miles away
- Molasses River Flooding No.3 State Wildlife Management Area: 1,886 acres, 9.6 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area
Counting Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area itself, 7,412 of the 39,034 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (19%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 and the DNR's state forest records.
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State forest and other DNR land | 4,139 |
| State game and wildlife areas | 2,932 |
| County, city and regional land | 188 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 153 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
In Midland County, 9 miles from Sanford.
How much of Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting?
2,935 acres are marked general hunting, by the DNR's map.
How much public land is around Kawkawlin Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Area?
7,412 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Kawkawlin 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 Bluff Creek / US-10 / M-18 Floodings State Wildlife Management Area (8 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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