Ruby Marsh

Ruby 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ruby 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 Ruby Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.16065, -88.60027. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruby Marsh

• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw · museum · Houghton · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Ignatius Loyala Church · church · Houghton · ~7 km · Must-see
• North Canal Township Park · park · Houghton · ~10 km · Must-see
• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light · fort · Michigan · ~11 km · Must-see
• Redridge Steel Dam · lake · Houghton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Torch Lake · lake · Houghton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Torch Bay · beach · Houghton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Italian Hall Memorial Park · park · Houghton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum · museum · Houghton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Big Annie Statue · attraction · Houghton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~26 km · Must-see
• Agate Beach · beach · Houghton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thayer Lake · lake · Keweenaw · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sand Hills Lighthouse · fort · Keweenaw · ~39 km · Must-see
• Church of the Assumption · church · Keweenaw · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruby Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Ruby Marsh

• McLain State Park · sanctuary · Houghton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Robert T. Brown Plant Preserve · sanctuary · Houghton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~26 km · Must-see
• Keweenaw Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eagle Harbor Light · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~59 km · Must-see
• James H. Klipfel Memorial Nature Sanctuary at Brockway Mountain · sanctuary · Keweenaw · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness · sanctuary · Houghton · ~77 km · Must-see
• Huron Mountain Club · sanctuary · Marquette · ~81 km · Must-see
• McCormick Wilderness · sanctuary · Baraga · ~88 km · Must-see
• Van Riper State Park · sanctuary · Marquette · ~105 km · Must-see

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