Most wastewater facilities are off-limits to the public, and the Suttons Bay Sewage Ponds are no exception. Fortunately for birders, the ponds can be easily viewed from the nearby Leelanau Trail, where ducks and other waterfowl can be seen in March and April. There is a total of four ponds—two on the east side and two on the west. To view the ponds, walk 0.7 of a mile south of Eckerle Road on the Leelanau Trail. The ponds on the trail’s eastern side are only visible from a small hill.
