Newport State Park

Newport State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Map showing the location of Newport State Park
Map showing the location of Newport State Park
Map showing the location of Newport State Park
Map showing the location of Newport State Park
LocationDoor, Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates45°14′6″N 86°59′39″W / 45.23500°N 86.99417°W / 45.23500; -86.99417
Area2,373 acres (9.60 km2)
Authorizedby the county board on December 11, 1961[1]
Governing bodyWisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Newport State Park is a 2,373-acre (960 ha) Wisconsin state park at the tip of Door Peninsula near Europe Lake. Protecting 11 miles (18 km) of shoreline on Lake Michigan, Newport is Wisconsin's only wilderness-designated state park. The park is open year-round[2] and can be accessed via WIS 42.

  1. ^ Resolution No. 208 passed by the Door County Board of Supervisors, Door County Advocate, January 16, 1962
  2. ^ "Newport State Park - Wisconsin DNR". dnr.wi.gov. Retrieved July 6, 2018.