Newport State Park Door County Wi

The park has an interpretive center and naturalist program.

Newport state park door county wi.

I don t need to raise a flag on the moon. These are the best places for kid friendly state parks in door county. Newport s biking trails can get muddy and rocky in some spots so be ready to do some work. Newport received international dark sky park status in 2017.

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. See more state parks for kids in door county on tripadvisor. 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. Since door county already had more than 4 500 acres of state park land the county board needed to approve the new state park.

There are evergreen and hardwood forests wetlands and upland meadows. The natural sounds of every thing from loons to crickets. Newport joins the ranks of such u s. 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.

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. 18 reviews of newport state park on wisconsin i am so glad to set a flag on this spot. Newport northeast of ellison bay is wisconsin s only formally designated wilderness park. Whitefish dunes state park.

This park i won t lie is allot of work to get into your. Only 13 other state parks in the united states have received ida accreditation. Newport state park dark sky designation. 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.

National parks as big bend glacier and grand canyon. It was described as a wilderness park and i would say that is an accurate statement. Perfect place to get away with someone special. With 2 373 acres and 11 miles of lake michigan shoreline it offers quiet alternatives to bustling door county.

This place is sprawling lush and intimate. 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 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 have newport state park.

This was our first trip to door county wisconsin. Surrounded by nature and water. Newport is 5 miles from external light sources and possesses quality limited magnitude which. At the far end of the door peninsula newport is also designated as a dark sky park a perfect destination for stargazing.

Pets are welcome in wisconsin state parks but must be on a leash and under control at all times.