Sterling Marsh

Sterling Marsh: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Sterling Marsh

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Sterling Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.83423, -85.89527. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sterling Marsh

• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rollway Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pleiness Lake · lake · Mason · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dockery Lake · lake · Mason · ~35 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Mason · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery · museum · Mecosta · ~46 km · Must-see
• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Michigan · lake · Mason · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pentwater Lake · lake · Oceana · ~54 km · Must-see
• Charles Mears State Park · park · Oceana · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~58 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~60 km · Must-see
• North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sterling Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sterling Marsh

• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~58 km · Must-see
• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~67 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~91 km · Must-see
• Bass River Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ottawa · ~115 km · Must-see
• Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~123 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Indian Mounds Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~126 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~126 km · Must-see
• Ada Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~129 km · Must-see
• Fallasburg Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~132 km · Must-see

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