Tobico Marsh

Tobico Marsh
Map of the Tobico Marsh
Map showing the location of Tobico Marsh
Map showing the location of Tobico Marsh
Location within the state of Michigan
Map showing the location of Tobico Marsh
Map showing the location of Tobico Marsh
Location within the United States
LocationBay County, Michigan, US
Nearest cityBay City
Coordinates43°41′51″N 83°56′11″W / 43.69750°N 83.93639°W / 43.69750; -83.93639
Area1,652 acres (6.69 km2)
Established1957
Governing bodyMichigan Department of Natural Resources
Designated1976

Tobico Marsh, located just north of Bay City, Michigan, is part of the Bay City Recreation Area. Tobico Marsh was designated as a registered National Natural Landmark in 1976 because of its large size, relatively undisturbed condition and variety of aquatic plant life. With nearly 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) of wetland woods, wet meadows, cattail marshlands and oak savannah prairies, Tobico Marsh is one of the largest remaining freshwater, coastal wetlands on the Great Lakes.[1]