Parks_Topic Contact_Newport
- Email: Newport State Park
- Phone: tel:+1-920-854-2500
Newport State Park
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, the park offers quiet alternatives to bustling Door County. Explore 30 miles of hiking trails with hike-in campsites. There are evergreen and hardwood forests, wetlands and upland meadows.
Location
County: Door
Parks_Topic Contact_Newport
475 Cty Hwy NP
Ellison Bay, WI 54210
United States
- Event
Universe in the Park
-
Join guest astronomers from UW-Madison as they present Badger Talks, a PowerPoint presentation about astronomy and a chance to view the night skies through a high-powered telescope.
- Event
Universe in the Park: Perseids Meteor Shower
-
Join guest astronomers from UW-Madison as they present Badger Talks, a PowerPoint presentation about astronomy and a chance to view the night skies through a high-powered telescope.
- Event
Pollinator Week at Newport State Park - Monarch Monitoring Project
-
Spend some time with the park naturalists as they explain all aspects of monitoring a monarch waystation for the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project.
- Event
Nature Journaling
-
Head out with the park naturalists and explore the world of nature journaling.
- Event
Honoring the Transition of Spring to Summer with Marjasana Kay
-
Carpets of trillium greet us at Newport each spring.
- Event
Forest Recovery: the Challenge of Invasive Species
-
As Wisconsin highlights Invasive Species Weekend, join park volunteers and master naturalists Maureen and Tom Flatley as they hike into the area of Newport that was devastated by a straight line windstorm in August of 2025.
- Event
Forest Recovery: The Challenge of Invasive Species
-
Join Park volunteer master naturalists as they hike into the area of Newport that was devastated by a straight-line windstorm in August 2025.
- Event
Pollinator Week at Newport State Park - Planting for and Protecting Pollinators
-
It's a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them.