Duck Marsh

Duck 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 Duck 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 Duck Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.10468, -86.00651. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Duck Marsh

• Gun Lake · lake · Mason · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam · lake · Manistee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tippy Dam State Recreation Area · lake · Manistee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~32 km · Must-see
• Manistee Lake · lake · Manistee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dockery Lake · lake · Mason · ~37 km · Must-see
• SS City of Milwaukee · attraction · Manistee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• United States Coast Guard Cutter Acacia · attraction · Manistee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Orchard Beach State Park · beach · Manistee · ~39 km · Must-see
• North Pierhead Light · attraction · Michigan · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pleiness Lake · lake · Mason · ~42 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Manistee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Lake · lake · Mason · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~50 km · Must-see
• North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~51 km · Must-see
• Big Sable Point Lighthouse · museum · Mason · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Duck Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Duck Marsh

• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ludington State Park · sanctuary · Mason · ~50 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~89 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~94 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~112 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~118 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~124 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~132 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~133 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~146 km · Must-see

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