Bay City Recreation Area
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, picnicareas (é), 5 shelters (é), 3-acre enclosed playground (é), beachhouse, fishing pier (é), bicycle trail (3 miles), hiking trails (7miles), 3 observation towers, boardwalk, viewing platforms, shorelinespotting scopes, visitor center with exhibits, displays, and programs.
Activities:Camping, hunting, fishing, ice fishing, swimming, hiking, biking,skating, cross-country skiing, wildlife observation, interpretiveprograms.
Special Features:Situated on the shores of the Saginaw Bay, the park has one ofthe largest remaining freshwater coastal wetlands on the Great Lakes,the Tobico Marsh. With a mile of sandy shoreline as well as wetlandwoods, wet meadows, cattail marshes, and oak savannah prairies, thepark is an ideal staging area for migratory birds and is known for itsoutstanding 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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