Newport State Park Door County Camping

At the far end of the door peninsula newport is also designated as a dark sky park a perfect destination for stargazing.

Newport state park door county camping.

Perfect place to get away with someone special. I don t need to raise a flag on the moon. This place is sprawling lush and intimate. All campsites are hike in and supplies must be carried into and out of campsites.

Views of the night sky here will be brighter and more detailed than anywhere else in the state. Only 13 other state parks in the united states have received ida accreditation. Pets are welcome in wisconsin state parks but must be on a leash and under control at all times. National parks as big bend glacier and grand canyon.

2 400 acre wilderness area offering hiking swimming fishing backpack camping ski touring snowshoeing. The natural sounds of every thing from loons to crickets. It was described as a wilderness park and i would say that is an accurate statement. Newport received international dark sky park status in 2017.

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. This park i won t lie is allot of work to get into your. Newport northeast of ellison bay is wisconsin s only formally designated wilderness park. There are evergreen and hardwood forests wetlands and upland meadows.

I have newport state park. Surrounded by nature and water. 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 in door county is the first and only park in wisconsin to receive an official dark sky park designation from the international dark sky association.

This was our first trip to door county wisconsin. Certain areas may be off limits to pets. Camping at newport is not for the faint of heart as all 14 campsites will. See more hidden gem state parks in door county on tripadvisor.

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. 18 reviews of newport state park on wisconsin i am so glad to set a flag on this spot. Join host jon jarosh as he visits newport state park wisconsin s first international dark sky park in this episode of explore the door a video travel show. Ellison bluff state natural area.

Newport has 16 backpack hike in campsites 13 of which can be reserved. 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. The park has an interpretive center and naturalist program. Eleven miles of lake michigan shoreline 30 miles of hiking trails newport state park offers backpack camping for visitors.