Newport State Park
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Newport State Park
 
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Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
Trail Name: Green Bay/Door County
Nearest Address: 475 County Highway NP
Nearest City: Ellison Bay
County: Door
Zip Code: 54210
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: No
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
Newport State Park, 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. There are evergreen and hardwood forests, wetlands, and upland meadows. The park has an interpretive center and naturalist program. Newport offers 38.3 miles of trails, all of them open for hiking. Of these, 16.8 miles also are open to off-road bicycles. In the winter, 26.3 miles of trails are available for cross-country skiing, including 12.5 miles groomed and tracked for classical skiing, 2 miles groomed for skate skiing, and 4.5 miles open for snowshoeing. The park has 16 backpack campsites, both reserved and non-reserved.
 
Contacts
Name Phone Alt Phone Email Website
Newport State Park 920-854-2500
 
Nearby
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Gills Rock Maritime Museum
Newport Maritime Trails Marker
Newport State Park
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