Newport State Park Door County Wisconsin

There are evergreen and hardwood forests wetlands and upland meadows.

Newport state park door county wisconsin.

Certain areas may be off limits to pets. This park i won t lie is allot of work to get into your. Since door county already had more than 4 500 acres of state park land the county board needed to approve the new state park. Newport s wilderness experience offers over 2 300 acres of forest on 11 miles of lake michigan shoreline 30 miles of hiking trails and backpack camping as a quiet alternative to bustling door county.

Newport received international dark sky park status in 2017. Perfect place to get away with someone special. The natural sounds of every thing from loons to crickets. Newport s geographic location at the end of the door peninsula on the shores of lake michigan make it an ideal site for remarkably dark skies.

Newport northeast of ellison bay is wisconsin s only formally designated wilderness park. I don t need to raise a flag on the moon. 18 reviews of newport state park on wisconsin i am so glad to set a flag on this spot. Pets are welcome in wisconsin state parks but must be on a leash and under control at all times.

With 2 373 acres and 11 miles of lake michigan shoreline it offers quiet alternatives to bustling door county. Michelle hefty superintendent of newport state park since 1989 said that this county board approval might have played a big role in keeping newport wild when the state was hoping to turn it into a peninsula like. This place is sprawling lush and intimate. I have newport state park.

Surrounded by nature and water. This was our first trip to door county wisconsin. It was described as a wilderness park and i would say that is an accurate statement.