Peninsula State Park

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.

Contact

Website: Peninsula State Park

Location

 Directions

  45.149969, -87.217616

County: Door

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    Campfire with the Warden

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    Join our Conservation Wardens at the camp host site to meet the officers who work in the park and learn different skills pertaining to safety in and out of the park.

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    Raptor Talks: Change Or Adapt

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    Join the Open Door Bird Sanctuary to learn about how the world is changing and how birds of prey are adapting.

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    Sand Sculpture Building Contest

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    Come on down to Nicolet Beach to put your sandcastle building skills to the test. Prizes will be awarded for the best in show, most creative, and most sturdy sculptures. Sand tools will not be provided.

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    Park Jeopardy

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

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    Places of the Park: White Cedar Nature Trail

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    Join the naturalist for a half-mile hike along the trail by the White Cedar Nature Center. Discover more about the center’s history, plants and animals.

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    Dusky Departure: Bats

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    Welcker’s Point is home to a successful bat roosting box. Learn all about bats and observe them as they depart from their roosts for their nightly feasts!

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    Storytime with Mrs. G

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    Storytime with Mrs. G. Join Mrs. G., Welcker’s Campground Host and retired elementary principal for stories with an outdoor theme.

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    Do you know what Poison Ivy looks like?

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

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    Whose Scat is that?

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    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.

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    Bird Bingo

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    Chirp Chirp! What bird made that sound? Soar on over to the White Cedar Nature Center for a game of bingo based on bird songs!

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