Skip to main content

Peninsula State Park

Peninsula State Park

Description

Considered Wisconsin's most complete park, Peninsula offers 468 campsites, three group camps, a summer theater, an 18-hole golf course, sand beach, bike trails, a lighthouse and eight miles of Door County shoreline. The rollicking waves that skip towards Peninsula's sky high bluffs are part of the Niagara Escarpment.

Location

 Directions

  45.149969, -87.217616

County: Door

  • Event

    Run with a Ranger

    -

    Weekly Run with a Ranger on various trails throughout the park.

  • Event

    Historical Traces Trek

    -

    Join Dave Lea, who has been exploring the park since the 1970’s, on an exciting, off-trail adventure finding the park’s historic sites. Wear sturdy boots and long pants to discover traces of the past.

  • Event

    The art of nature photography

    -

    Take a relaxing hike and view nature through a new lens. Meet at the White Cedar Nature Center. Don't have a camera? Bring your smartphone!

  • Event

    Birding scavenger hunt

    -

    Soar on over to Weborg Point to go birding in the best spot in the park! Complete a scavenger hunt to win a prize.

  • Event

    Do you know what poison ivy looks like?

    -

    Do you know what poison ivy looks like? Drop in at Eagle Tower to find out or test your knowledge.

  • Event

    Archery In the Park

    -

    Come learn the basics of how to shoot a compound bow at the White Cedar Nature Center, all equipment is provided. Ages 10+ only.

  • Event

    Places of the Park: Sentinel Trail

    -

    Join the naturalist for an easy 0.75-mile hike along Sentinel Trail near Eagle Tower. Walk along while observing and learning about the forest.

  • Event

    Insects of the Night

    -

    Who makes that buzz sound high in the trees? Drop-in at the White Cedar Nature Center to find out what crawls, flies, and buzzes in the heat of the summer night. To prepare wear bug spray, bring a flashlight, and download Seek by iNaturalist.

  • Event

    Park Jeopardy

    -

    Come to the White Cedar Nature Center to test your park knowledge including history, geology, animals, and more with a game of Jeopardy!

  • Event

    Whose Scat is that?

    -

    Have you ever stumbled upon something stinky that an animal left behind? Take a short hike around the White Cedar Nature Center with a naturalist to find out who pooped in the park.

Subscribe to Peninsula State Park