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Newport, northeast of Ellison Bay, is Wisconsin’s only formally designated
wilderness park. With 2,373 acres and 11 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline it
offers quiet alternatives to bustling Door County.
Newport beach photoThere are evergreen and hardwood forests, wetlands, and
upland meadows. The park has an interpretive center and naturalist program.
Map (PDF, 543KB)
Newport offers 38.3 miles of trails, all of them open for hiking. Of these, 16.8
miles also are open to off-road bicycles. In the winter, 26.3 miles of trails
are available for cross-country skiing, including, 12.5 miles groomed and
tracked for classical skiing and 2 miles groomed for skate skiing, and 4.5 miles
are open for snowshoeing.
Newport has 16 backpack campsites, 13 of which can be reserved. The park also
offers winter backpack camping.
For more information ask:
Newport State Park
475 County Highway NP
Ellison Bay WI 54210
(920) 854-2500
(920) 854-1914 Fax |
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