Werners Creek MiCorps Site Directions
These sites are on state property, but there is private property nearby, so please be respectful of that.
Road conditions leading up to these sites are VERY ROUGH. Trucks, Jeeps, and other high clearance
vehicles only. A Subaru Outback/Forester will work, but nothing lower to the ground.
The road and bridge near these sites can get somewhat heavy traffic occasionally, so stay out of the
road!
The start, middle, and end of these reaches have been marked with orange spraypaint at eye level on
tree trunks in case the flagging is missing.
Both sites on Werners Creek are located at the same stream crossing. They are on either side of the CR201 bridge. The suggested meeting point for these sites is at N 46.21682, W087.04223 where Diffin
Road meets US-41.
Intersection of Diffin Road and US-41
Meeting area on Diffin Road
From this point it’s about a 20 minute drive down dirt and gravel roads to get to the site. Start by
heading south down Diffin Road. 2 miles down Diffin Road you will come to a fork in the road with a
Dead End sign on your right.
Left turn from Diffin Road to Thornton Road
This is a good place to park any vehicles that can’t handle the rougher roads. Take the left fork away
from the Dead End; this is Thornton Road. 1.6 miles down Thornton Road you’ll come to a Stop sign.
Take a right.
Right turn from Thornton Road to CR-201
This is CR-201. Follow this road for 1.4 miles until you reach a one-lane bridge.
CR-201 bridge over Werners Creek
This is Werners Creek. Park wherever you can so that vehicles can still pass by on the road.
Werners Creek upstream from bridge (WN02):
Start: N 46.16732, W087.06866
End: N 46.16780, W087.06947
In order to select for maximum diversity, the upstream reach starts several hundred yards from the
bridge. The best approach is to enter the stream at the bridge and wade upstream until you see the
flagging on your right. This is usually a very easily wadeable section of stream as long as you stay close to
the right bank.
Werners Creek downstream from bridge (WN01):
Start: N 46.16605, W087.06623
End: N 46.16642, W087.06721
This reach starts closer to the bridge than the upstream section. It is still at least 100 yards of wading
from the bridge until you see the flagging on your left.