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- 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
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475 Cty Hwy NP
Ellison Bay, WI 54210
United States
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Universe in the Park
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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.
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Universe in the Park: Perseids Meteor Shower
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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.
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Pollinator Week at Newport State Park - Monarch Monitoring Project
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Spend some time with the park naturalists as they explain all aspects of monitoring a monarch waystation for the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project.
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Nature Journaling
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Head out with the park naturalists and explore the world of nature journaling.
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Forest Recovery: the Challenge of Invasive Species
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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.
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Forest Recovery: The Challenge of Invasive Species
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Join Park volunteer master naturalists as they hike into the area of Newport that was devastated by a straight-line windstorm in August 2025.
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Pollinator Week at Newport State Park - Planting for and Protecting Pollinators
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It's a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them.
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Herb Hike
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Dave LaLuzerne was born with a green spark in his heart. (Interestingly, his last name is the French word for alfalfa.) Nurtured through pharmacy school and many years as an herbal pharmacist in his own herb shop, he now finds his passion is…