US-MI-Walkinshaw+Wetlands


 * =Birding in Michigan=

Oceana County
=Walkinshaw Wetlands= North 198th Avenue / East Fox Road Walkerville, MI 49459 [|Walkinshaw Wetlands web site] [|Walkinshaw Wetlands map]

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Walkinshaw Wetlands
Coordinates: 43.6699432, -86.0916824 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Walkinshaw Wetlands
Walkinshaw Wetland is 4.5 miles southeast of Walkerville. There is a large U.S. Forest Service sign and a two-track road accessible via Fox Road where it curves south into 198th Avenue. Other than that, its simply a large protected wetland with no maintained trail system.

On the east edge, Beaver Creek has been chanelized. There is a fence, but openings exist so you can get close to the water. If you walk straight east from the parking area, you can reach the creek without getting wet. However, most of the area is low and hummocky with standing water.

From the parking area, looking straight north, you can see a pond. This is only visible from this slightly higher ground. If you cross the marshy area to get to the pond, it is surrounded by a very large area of cattail, and you can't get to the open water at all. From [|Walkinshaw Wetlands web site]

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L367090 US US-MI US-MI-127 43.6699432 -86.0916824 Walkinshaw Wetlands