The Red Cedar River is a river in Michigan which runs through the campus of Michigan State University and East Lansing, Michigan. The name of the river is featured in MSU's fight song.

MSU Spartans' fight song: "On the banks of the Red Cedar, There's a school that's known to all; Its specialty is winning, And those Spartans play good ball;..."

The river is an iconic nature landmark to all spartans. The students of michigan state university are often found studying near many of the rivers parklike banks. Outside of Wells Hall Students, Faculty, alumnus and visitors can be found feeding the large community of Mallard ducks that populate the river dam.