Outdoor Activity
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OutWiGo! The Trails of Newport Challenge Hikes
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Join the park naturalist on this weekly hike.
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Discovery Bird Walk
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Meet Master Naturalists Janet & Andy Raddatz to observe birds and nature in the Woodland Dunes area.
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Insects of the Night
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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.
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Night Hike
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Master naturalist instructors Jim Buchholz and Phyllis McKenzie will lead a hike along the Woodland Dunes Accessible Trail to experience what can be heard and “seen” in the dark of the night.
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Mighty Michigan Ride!
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This Saturday, come ride up Shoreline Road with us to see the view of the giant lake that surrounds the Door Peninsula! We will ride up to the tower and back, roughly 2 miles uphill and 2 miles downhill. Meeting at Nature Center, this will follow…
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Crex Meadows Monarch Tagging Program
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Help Crex Meadows staff capture and tag Monarch butterflies! Suitable for ages 10+.
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4th Annual Mead Kite Festival
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Celebrate the wind at the Mead, marvel at the acrobatics and engineering of magical kites, bring your own or make one on-site. Learn from expert flyers, play and relax.
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Ink Fish Printing
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In the mid-1800s in Japan, fishermen created "Gyotaku" prints to record their prized catches by pressing rice paper onto a fish covered with ink or paint.
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Birding scavenger hunt
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Soar on over to Weborg Point to go birding in the best spot in the park! Complete a scavenger hunt to win a prize.