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Wigwam Bay State Wildlife Area

Wigwam Bay State Wildlife Area

Wetland area with a large Michigan DNR logo over most of the image.
Wigwam Bay State Wildlife Area

Nayanquing Point State Wildlife Area
(office, not actual location)
1570 Tower Beach Road

Pinconning, Michigan, 48650

989-697-5101
dnr-wildlife@michigan.gov
Wigwam Bay SWA
Hours of Operation

Open at no charge to the public.

Open waterfowl hunting at this location during the regular season. No daily draws.

Wigwam Bay SWA

Description of the area

Wigwam Bay State Wildlife Area is in Arenac County and consists of 3,137 Acres of coastal marshland. On the shores of the Saginaw Bay, Wigwam Bay provides important nesting and brood rearing habitat for mallards and wood ducks and provides important migratory stopover and wintering habitat for scaup, redhead, and canvasback. It is also an important nesting place for black terns, American bitterns and many other wetland birds.

PDF map of area

Activities

  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Birding
  • Canoeing and Kayaking
  • Fishing
  • Nature Trail Hiking
  • Hunting and Trapping