The City of Bay City
Bay City is a city in Bay County, Michigan near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area which is included in the Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Combined Statistical Area. Bay City, Midland and Saginaw form the Greater Tri-Cities region of Central Michigan which has more recently been called the Great Lakes Bay Region.
The city is geographically divided by the Saginaw River and travel between the east and west sides of the city is made possible by four modern bascule-type drawbridges: Liberty Bridge, Veterans Memorial Bridge, Independence Bridge and Lafayette Avenue Bridge which allow large ships to travel easily down the river. The city is served by MBS International Airport, located in nearby Freeland and James Clements Municipal Airport.
Bay City State Park
Bay City State Park, situated on the shores of the 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.
No alcoholic beverages allowed in day-use areas without written permission of park manager except registered campers in the campgrounds.
Bay Hampton Rail Trail – Bay County
Located just a few miles south of M-25, slightly east of M-15 on West Youngsditch Road, is the trailhead for the Bay-Hampton Rail Trail. The Bay-Hampton Rail Trail is part of the Bay County Trails system. .