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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
- Event
Wings Of The Night: Celebrating Bat Week
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Bat Week is an international celebration shedding light on how bats are vital to the health of our natural world and economy.
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Celebrating National Fossil Day
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We’ll be exploring for fossil evidence in the rocks found at Newport.
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Forests And Windstorms
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Learn how windstorms are a major factor influencing the structure and composition of forests.
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Stargazing At The Dark Sky Park
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Join us at Wisconsin’s only designated dark sky park for a night of stargazing.
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Gratitude Leaf Garland
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he park naturalist will talk about the stories and legends of the equinox.
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Autumn Solstice Celebration With Marjasana Kay – Honoring The Season’s Change And The Gifts Of The Harvest
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Join Marjasana Kay for a special gathering to celebrate the transition from summer to autumn
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Let's Talk Trees!
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Join Donna Danielson, retired arborist and educator, as she leads this fascinating talk about Wisconsin trees.
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Ferns and Flora of Fern Trail
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Park naturalist Beth Bartoli and Master Naturalist and horticulturist Holly Smith will be leading this easy 1.2-mile. hike, discussing things of interest along the boardwalks and beauty of Fern Trail.
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Newport Wilderness Days
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This event at Newport State Park was started in 1992 as a way for the members of Newport Wilderness Society, the park’s official friends’ group, to showcase their beautiful wilderness park. Volunteers lead hikes and programs during Labor Day weekend…