71 Tawas Point State Park 
wildlife viewing | directions and facility information
Photo: Wolf, MI DNR
True to its name, this site sits on a point that sticks out
into Lake Huron. Narrow, sandy beaches
line both sides of the point and an interpretive trail runs from the
campground to the tip of the point.
 Wildlife
Viewing
The monarch butterfly is probably recognized by more people than any
other butterfly in North America. Birds
and other predators quickly learn to avoid eating monarchs because their
steady diet of milkweed sap makes them taste terrible.
Photo: David Kenyon, MI DNR
Because it sticks out from the
surrounding shoreline, Tawas Point is attractive to waterfowl and
shorebirds. See large concentrations of these birds from early March
through May. Watch the Lake Huron side of the point for shorebirds and
the Tawas Bay side for waterfowl. During
May, you may also see other kinds of birds migrating north including
broad-winged hawks, turkey vultures, warblers, and blue jays. But birds
are not the only kinds of animals that migrate. In mid-August, monarch
butterflies often congregate on the Point to rest as they make their
annual journey south to Mexico
for the winter.
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