Bay City Recreation Area
Location:In Bay County, north of Bay City, 5 miles east of I-75 Exit 168 (Beaver Road).
Facilities:193 modern campsites, mini-cabins, organization campground, picnic
areas (é), 5 shelters (é), 3-acre enclosed playground (é), beach
house, fishing pier (é), bicycle trail (3 miles), hiking trails (7
miles), 3 observation towers, boardwalk, viewing platforms, shoreline
spotting scopes, visitor center with exhibits, displays, and programs.
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, ice fishing, swimming, hiking, biking,
skating, cross-country skiing, wildlife observation, interpretive
programs.
Special Features:Situated on the shores of the Saginaw Bay, the park has one of
the largest remaining freshwater coastal wetlands on the Great Lakes,
the Tobico Marsh. With a mile of sandy shoreline as well as wetland
woods, wet meadows, cattail marshes, and oak savannah prairies, the
park is an ideal staging area for migratory birds and is known for its
outstanding variety of wetland plants and wildlife.
Address:3582 State Park Dr
Bay City, MI 48706
Phone:989-684-3020
Web: www.michigandnr.com/parksandtrails/ParksandTrailsInfo.aspx?id=437
Size: 2,100 acres.
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