Gustafson Marsh

Gustafson Marsh: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gustafson Marsh

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Gustafson Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.53094, -85.70657. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gustafson Marsh

• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hess Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rollway Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery · museum · Mecosta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cowden Lake · lake · Montcalm · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~48 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~49 km · Must-see
• Michigan's Adventure · park · Muskegon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Bella Vista · lake · Kent · ~64 km · Must-see
• Muskegon Art Museum · museum · Muskegon · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~69 km · Must-see
• White Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pleiness Lake · lake · Mason · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lamberton Lake · lake · Kent · ~71 km · Must-see
• Muskegon Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gustafson Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Gustafson Marsh

• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~69 km · Must-see
• Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~77 km · Must-see
• Bass River Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~79 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Indian Mounds Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~83 km · Must-see
• Ada Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fallasburg Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~86 km · Must-see
• Ionia State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ionia · ~100 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~106 km · Must-see
• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~108 km · Must-see

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