Wild Fowl Bay State Wildlife Area
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
223 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
–Not graded
Outdoors in Bay Port
Few parks or trails are on the map in Bay Port
10% of Bay Port’s land is conserved, about 218 acres. 214 acres are parks and preserves, 451 per 1,000 residents. 0.7 miles of mapped trail cross Bay Port, 0.2 per square mile of land.
Conserved land
10%
218 acres · of 3.3 sq mi of land
Trails
0.7 mi
0.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
214 ac
451 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
78%
of residents within ½ mile
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Bay Port Boating Access Site
Managed by Michigan Department of Natural Resources
8 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗
B.C. McLeish Memorial Park
Managed by Fairhaven Township
5 acres
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot
Who protects it
218 conserved acres
10% of Bay Port’s land. Who manages Bay Port’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State fish & wildlife218 ac
State Conservation Area · 218 ac
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfowl Bay State Wildlife Area State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 218 | Open |
Things to do
1 places to go in Bay Port
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Playgrounds in Bay Port
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
Biking & sports
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Courts & fields
1Baseball
1Basketball
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bay Port: May to September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 8.9 |
| High (°F) | 30 | 32 | 40 | 53 | 65 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
| Rain (in) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
February is the driest month (1.5 in) and July the warmest (highs of 80 °F). 3.3 inches fall in July, the wettest month. The climate in Bay Port →
Next door
Bay Port and its neighbors
Bay Port has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Port | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
| Fairhaven Township | 17% | 0.1 | 1,618 | 70% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bay Port
Are dogs allowed on Bay Port’s trails?
Wild Fowl Bay State Wildlife Area and Bay Port Boating Access Site don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bay Port?
3,174 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bay Port or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 214 of them inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bay Port neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →