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Bay City State Park

Saginaw Bay

189 sites scored94% shaded11 secluded6 verified
Steps from a Great LakeWooded

Thicket's picks at Bay City

The shadiest, most private, most level sites we’ve scored. The call the booking system won’t make for you.

  1. Site 13#1
    Deep shadeSecludedLevel

    Dirt pad, plenty of shade, private enough. Level pad. A good one.

  2. Site 11#2
    Some shadeSecludedLevel

    Dirt pad, spotty shade, private enough. Flat enough. A good one.

  3. Site 15#3
    Some shadeSecludedLevel

    Dirt pad, shade part of the day, set back from the rest. Level pad. Worth chasing.

  4. Site 16#4
    Some shadeSecludedLevel

    Dirt pad, patchy shade, private enough. Sits level. A good one.

  5. Site 36#5
    Some shadeSecludedLevel

    Dirt pad, patchy shade, tucked off on its own. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

  6. Site 38#6
    Some shadeSecludedLevel

    Grassy site, shade part of the day, tucked off on its own. Flat enough. Grab it if it opens.

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Exact pad positions for this park aren't in the open data yet, so browse by loop below. For where each site sits on the ground, see the official site map on MiDNR.

51 of 51 in this loop
Site 7
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, close-ish quarters. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 8
Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, deep shade all day, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Worth chasing.

Site 9
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 10
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, some elbow room. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 11
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, private enough. Flat enough. A good one.

Site 12
Some shadeExposedLevel

Site, spotty shade, out in the open. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 13
Deep shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, plenty of shade, private enough. Level pad. A good one.

Site 14
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, shade part of the day, wide open to the loop. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 15
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, set back from the rest. Level pad. Worth chasing.

Site 16
Some shadeSecludedLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, private enough. Sits level. A good one.

Site 17
Some shadeExposedLevel

Site, shade part of the day, no privacy here. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 18
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Site, a little shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 19
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, out in the open. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 105
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 106
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 107
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 108
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, some elbow room. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 109
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 110
Some shadeExposedLevel

Site, spotty shade, no privacy here. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 111
Deep shadeSome privacyA bit sloped

Dirt pad, good tree cover, some elbow room. Bit of a slope. Could be worse.

Site 112
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, no privacy here. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 113
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, some elbow room. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 114
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, wide open to the loop. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 115
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Site, patchy shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 116
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, spotty shade, wide open to the loop. Level pad. It'll do.

Site 117
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Site, shade part of the day, close-ish quarters. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 118
Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

Site, deep shade all day, middling privacy. Level pad. Worth chasing.

Site 119
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, close-ish quarters. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 120
Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, good tree cover, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. Grab it if it opens.

Site 121
Some shadeExposedLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 122
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, neighbors aren't far. Sits level. It'll do.

Site 123
Some shadeExposedLevel

Site, a little shade, out in the open. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 124
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Flat enough. Fine, nothing special.

Site 125
Some shadeExposedLevel

Site, a little shade, wide open to the loop. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 150
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, a little shade, neighbors aren't far. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 151
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, shade part of the day, packed in tight. Sits level. Middle of the road.

Site 152
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, no privacy here. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 153
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Middle of the road.

Site 154
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, a little shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 155
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, shade part of the day, no privacy here. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 156
Some shadeExposedLevel

Site, shade part of the day, no privacy here. Level pad. Middle of the road.

Site 157
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Site, patchy shade, some elbow room. Flat enough. Could be worse.

Site 158
Deep shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, deep shade all day, neighbors aren't far. Level pad. One of the better ones here.

Site 159
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, middling privacy. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 160
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, shade part of the day, middling privacy. Sits level. Fine, nothing special.

Site 161
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, spotty shade, middling privacy. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 162
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Dirt pad, patchy shade, some elbow room. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 163
Some shadeSome privacyLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, middling privacy. Level pad. Could be worse.

Site 164
Some shadeExposedLevel

Site, patchy shade, packed in tight. Sits level. Could be worse.

Site 165
Some shadeExposedLevel

Site, shade part of the day, no privacy here. Level pad. Fine, nothing special.

Site 166
Some shadeExposedLevel

Grassy site, patchy shade, packed in tight. Sits level. It'll do.

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