Fish Point Wildlife Refuge

John McCree

2024-04

I’ve been told that I had my best birding day ever here a few decades ago. So I returned every spring for the tundra swans or whatever. Either I was too late or spring arrived too early this year.

Kaylee, Gerald, and Wiskwu Discover Nature

2023-05

Lots of Birds including Pelicans. Took the Dog for a walk trails are easy and well maintained.Restrooms: No restroomsDog-friendliness: Dog friendly

Fishin with the Griffins

2023-05

Lots of ditches to fish out there! One of my favorite spring fishing spots.

Gabe Weiskirch

2024-03

Never been there, but seems fun will be going this summer

Michael Liskey

2023-09

There is a viewing platform, but nothing else. To really see something you need binoculars or a high powered camera. If you drive on the road a little longer you can see more birds up close.

jsamm517

2023-05

A really neat and relaxing area

Heather Passariello

2020-05

Great place to watch birds. Snowy owls and Shrikes are popular in the winter.

Nobody Yuno

2022-05

nice and quiet lets keep it that way. roads can be tricky in the winter. best to take appropriate precautions as it is a rather remote area. as with much of the thumb, do not expect cell phone coverage with just any carrier. great opportunities for observing wildlife. be sure to pack out anything you bring.

CAO Designworks

2023-08

Great place for a nature walk and just dark enough to see the milky-way and shooting stars

Paul Grandfather Time

2018-05

An amazing place to see wildlife in action and take photos. I recommend that you spend some time to drive the roads and observe the fields and spillways, as each time you drive by them you will see something else to view and take pictures of that wasn’t there before. My wife and I love it here and really appreciate the time that was dedicated to preserve the wildlife habitat in this area!

Jay Cooley

2023-05

A sky busters paradise. The guy in the zone next to you will always be blowing his $15 hand me down primos call, while taking passing shots at ducks working your spread at 100 yards.

Steven Hurley

2022-05

I don't know what to say about this place. It's basically a parking lot and lookout spot for bird watching. You can fish here. Not much else. Found some cool plants and a hawk skeleton.

Anonymous Person

2020-05

I think the best and fairest way to review this place would be to say your experience will most likely be hit or miss and come down to just dumb luck. There is a single large viewing platform where you can potentially get some wildlife sightings but from my experiences to date hasn’t really panned out well for me at least for taking photos. The frustrating part is that there is definitely plenty of different bird species and waterfowl here, but unfortunately aside from the one platform, your only other real option is driving slowly down the gavel road and crossing your fingers you see something. The problem lies in the vegetation being so thick, and with most of the clearings where the waterfowl take refuge in are deep within this vegetation and out of sight. Even though I haven’t done this myself yet, a kayak would definitely come in handy here. Considering the size of the refuge and it’s limitations in sight, It would be nice to see additional viewing platforms put up in multiple locations.My other complaint about this place is, for it being a wildlife refuge which I’ve always been under the impression was to offer a place to protect the wildlife, it sure seems the DNR is only really concerned in the interest of hunters. I came here during the fall migration when the chances for sightings are at there best but was chased down by a yelling off-duty DNR officer who was hunting and who was less then friendly and threatened me with possible arrest and citations for hiking on a trail I didn’t know was closed except to hunters. He stated this was clearly posted on signs however the route I took had no such signs unless it was hidden in the vegetation. I understand for safety purposes they close trails to non hunters and I even understand issuing tickets if they have to, but 2 things that bother me about this. The first was his over the top aggressive attitude like I was this big time criminal, and the other is the conflict in interest of a DNR officer hunting within his jurisdiction while policing it at the same time. I most likely will never go back.

michael Bauman

2021-05

This is a great place for bird watching. There's some nice ditches that will make for great fishing. We saw quite a few loons and a couple cranes there. There's lots of Duck habitat too.

Cody Halcin (XDooms29)

2022-05

Amazing Place beautiful area I live like 5 miles from it so I go there a lot

Mike St.Pierre

2019-05

Hunting cover great this year!

Russell

2021-05

Not much to see really

Dominique Horon

2020-05

It was very barren, and not much wilflife along the trail. I think all the tall grass must have been resently cut down.

Garan Geror

2019-05

One of my favorite places in Michigan. We always see so much wildlife here from deer,turtles, weasels, ducks,geese,swans pheasants, and even bald eagle .

Bluebird Flowers

2023-05

Nice walk. Saw lots of birds and a giant snapping turtle.

Kathy Hatfield

2022-05

There wasn't a lot of birds. But you never know when going to nature places what you're going to see.

Carma Capizzo

2021-05

Fantastic place to visit. Great pictures of many birds and turtles.

Jennifer Gollish

2018-05

It was cold and lots of snow, didn't stay long enough to enjoy it. Going to come back when it is nicer outside.

bodrell bodrell

2020-05

Beautiful area to drive or walk; huge variety of birds for birders!

WelcomeToTheWolfPackk

2022-05

It's pretty cool. Thought it was something different. Lies of space to run around

Pete Shanahan

2023-05

Some of the best waterfowl hunting around. Well organized and run.

Tony Racette

2021-05

Great place to see wild life and go fishing 🎣

Jessica Earl

2018-05

I was honestly not impressed with it. I thought it was going to be much larger with more paths to walk along.

eric p

2020-05

Lots o stars visible at night, just drive slow to avoid nocturnal Wildlife.

David Keehn

2020-05

Wide variety of wildlife. Mangment from the state down is lacking in focus and drive.