Big Marsh

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

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

Coordinates: 44.52597, -85.53601. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Marsh

• Arbutus Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fife Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rennie Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~21 km · Must-see
• Boardman/Ottaway River Trail · trek · Grand Traverse · ~21 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~22 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Kalkaska · ~24 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake / Lake Wahbekaness · lake · Grand Traverse · ~25 km · Must-see
• Interlochen State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~26 km · Must-see
• Green Lake / Lake Wahbekanetta · lake · Grand Traverse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~27 km · Must-see
• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~29 km · Must-see
• Keith J. Charters Traverse City State Park · park · Grand Traverse · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hedge Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Dubonnet · lake · Grand Traverse · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dennos Museum Center · museum · Grand Traverse · ~34 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Grand Traverse · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Mitchell · lake · Wexford · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Marsh

• Boardman Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~28 km · Must-see
• Old Mission State Park · sanctuary · Grand Traverse · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore · sanctuary · Michigan · ~71 km · Must-see
• Manitou Passage Underwater Preserve · sanctuary · Michigan · ~76 km · Must-see
• Hartwick Pines State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~90 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~98 km · Must-see
• Fisherman's Island State Park · sanctuary · Charlevoix · ~105 km · Must-see
• Nordhouse Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Mason · ~108 km · Must-see
• Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Otsego · ~113 km · Must-see

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