By car
By car
Houghton Lake is right off the freeway.
By plane
By plane
Houghton Lake does have a small airstrip, but only small one or two engine planes land here. No commercial airlines operate out of Houghton Lake. There isn't acctually an airport either. Unless you own a small plane, this method is not sugested for getting into the area. You can, however fly in through Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, rent a car, and drive to Houghton Lake.
By ship
By ship
Boats are welcomed in Houghton Lake, but don't try to get there by one. The Muskegon River is the big river connecting to the lake, and it goes through a lot of shallow, swampy areas, not to mention a few dams that make traveling in anything larger than a canoe a real challenge, if not impossible.