Newport State Park Door County Wi

Certain areas may be off limits to pets.

Newport state park door county wi.

Newport state park located in northeast door newport state park has seven bike friendly trails that depending on your route can provide views of lake michigan europe lake rowley s bay islands cliffs and forest. This was our first trip to door county wisconsin. Newport state park wisconsin s only wilderness state park is also the first state park in wisconsin designated by ida as an international dark sky park one of just 48 parks in the world to earn the distinction. I don t need to raise a flag on the moon.

This park i won t lie is allot of work to get into your. Newport state park dark sky designation. This place is sprawling lush and intimate. At the far end of the door peninsula newport is also designated as a dark sky park a perfect destination for stargazing.

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. I have newport state park. 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. There are evergreen and hardwood forests wetlands and upland meadows.

Newport received international dark sky park status in 2017. Newport northeast of ellison bay is wisconsin s only formally designated wilderness park. With 2 373 acres and 11 miles of lake michigan shoreline it offers quiet alternatives to bustling door county. Newport s biking trails can get muddy and rocky in some spots so be ready to do some work.

Newport is 5 miles from external light sources and possesses quality limited magnitude which. Pets are welcome in wisconsin state parks but must be on a leash and under control at all times. Newport joins the ranks of such u s. Since door county already had more than 4 500 acres of state park land the county board needed to approve the new state park.

Surrounded by nature and water. Whitefish dunes state park. 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. Newport state park near the northern tip of the door peninsula is seeking designation as the first park in wisconsin to be awarded status as an international dark sky park.

Perfect place to get away with someone special. My wife and i enjoy walking or hiking so we decided to explore newport state park on the northeast end of the door county peninsula. National parks as big bend glacier and grand canyon. These are the best places for kid friendly state parks in door county.

See more state parks for kids in door county on tripadvisor. It was described as a wilderness park and i would say that is an accurate statement. Ellison bluff state natural area. Only 13 other state parks in the united states have received ida accreditation.

The natural sounds of every thing from loons to crickets.