Door County Whitefish Dunes State Park

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Door county whitefish dunes state park.

Lovely state park with beach access near protected sand dunes. Day use only no camping. 1 1 2 mile of interpretive trail. Sign up for monthly emails to get the latest door county content events attractions and more.

Door county voters support the establishment of whitefish dunes state park in a referendum vote by a margin of 331 votes 2 714 to 2 383. In turn you will save time and money by launching from within the beautiful state park. Lots of birds and insects to observe. How to get here.

Enjoy whitefish dunes state park door county is home to 5 state parks numerous county and village parks and thousands of accessible conservation acres for hiking education and communing with nature. Kayak tours at some of door county s most popular destinations including cave point county park whitefish dunes state park egg harbor and rowleys bay. 863 acres of forest and dunes on rugged lake michigan shore with a mile of sand beach two miles of rocky shore and the highest sand dunes in wisconsin. 15 reviews of whitefish dunes state park thanksgiving is an interesting time to be in door county.

Please note due to high water levels we can only enter the caves on flat calm days. Hiking ski touring snowshoeing swimming and fishing. This means no shuttle necessary. Door county adventure center is the only tour company that launches right from the beach in whitefish dunes state park.

Rentals available at egg harbor village beach and rowleys bay resort. The park s reservable picnic shelter overlooks lake michigan and is adjacent to the nature center beach and hiking trails. 14 1 2 miles of hiking skiing trails one trail to clark lake. I came to whitefish dunes state park on thanksgiving for a hike before dinner.

This door county park offers rugged lake michigan shoreline and huge sand dunes. Many features for people with disabilities. Door county board defeats proposed dunes acquisition by a vote of 12 8. A nature center features year round programs exhibits and displays.

Whitefish dunes state park protects the fragile dune environment on the eastern door county peninsula. The national parks are lovely especially the one where you re guaranteed to be safe from buckshot. At this day use park stroll along lake michigan or on one of the many trails throughout the huge sand dunes and forest. Since hunting isn t allowed here the trails were free to roam and explore.

There are multiple hiking paths all of which are hilly past dunes and through woods or wildflower fields. An advisory county referendum is then scheduled for april 1967. Has adaptive equipment available for people with mobility impairment including beach wheelchair and a special beach trail. Check out our latest newsletter.