A fine locale for observing shorebirds, gulls, terns, and herons. Passing and nesting songbirds make the deep forest their haunt throughout the year, with Carolina Wren and Prothonotary and Hooded Warbler among the more interesting records from this part of the park.

Bay City State Park, situated on the shores of Saginaw Bay, is home to one of the largest remaining freshwater, coastal wetlands on the Great Lakes, the Tobico Marsh. More than a thousand feet of sandy beach and over 2,000 acres of wetland woods, wet meadows, cattail marshlands, and oak savannah prairies make it an ideal staging area for migratory birds. The park has long been known for its outstanding variety of bird life and as a haven for wetland wildlife and plants.

The Bay City State Park contains more than 1,000 feet of sandy beach and is made up of 2,800 acres with 7 miles of well-groomed trails to check out. The birding in this area is particularly distinguished in the spring and fall migratory seasons, and with a documented collection of 235 species viewed here, it is a notable birding hot spot. 

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Bay City State Park.