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
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Wings of the Night: Celebrating Bat Week
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Join WI Bat Ambassadors and Newport State Park to help us celebrate bats for Bat Week! Participate in hands-on activities and learn how bats help us in our own backyards.
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Halloween Nature Hike
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Where can you find Witches Caps, Dead Man’s Fingers, Earth Tongues and Witches Butter? In the woods, of course! Join the park naturalist along with Charlotte Lukes and search for nature’s Halloween treats. Meet at Lot 2.
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Full Moon Hike
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Join the park manager on this night hike. We’ll let our eyes adjust to the moonlight and hike the 1.75-mile Monarch Trail, watching and listening for the sights and sounds of the night.
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Getting Ready for Winter Walk
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Autumn is a busy time for Newport’s critters as they prepare to cozy in for the approaching cold and dark winter months.
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Leaf Peeping Hike: Monarch Trail
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Join park naturalists and get out and enjoy the brilliant colors of fall while hiking the Monarch Trail, an easy 1.75-mile loop. Meet at the office building, Lot 1.
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Earth Science Week - Story in the Rocks: Let’s Talk Fossils Drop-in Program
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We will be exploring fossil evidence in the rocks found at Newport.
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Nature Journaling: Sketching Skeletons
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Join Park staff and try your hand at Nature journaling…this time with bones!
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Leaf Sun Prints
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Capture the different shapes and sizes of Newport’s leaves through the magic of cyanotype printing! Experiment creating sun prints using leaves collected from around the park while learning how and why trees change colors in the fall. Meet outside…
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Full Moon Hike
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Join the park naturalist on this night hike. We’ll let our eyes adjust to the moonlight and hike the 1.75-mile Monarch Trail, watching and listening to the sights and sounds of the night.
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Drop-in Program: Birds in Flight
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Get ready to fold and fly! Explore the four different major wing shapes of birds and how they affect their flight by crafting and launching paper airplanes.