Door County & Northeast state parks
25 places your sticker opens, and what to do at each.
The Door County & Northeast region has 25 Wisconsin State Park System properties: 11 state trails, 11 state parks, 2 state forests and 1 recreation area.
Things to do
- Hiking: 21 of 25 places, best May–June and September–October
- Fall color: 21 of 25 places, best October
- Cross-country skiing: 20 of 25 places, best January–February
- Biking: 19 of 25 places, best May–June and September–October
- Snowshoeing: 19 of 25 places, best January–February
- Snowmobiling: 17 of 25 places, best January–February
- Boating & paddling: 13 of 25 places, best June–September
- Horseback riding: 13 of 25 places, best June and September–October
- Swimming: 10 of 25 places, best July–August
- Hunting: 10 of 25 places, best November
Good to know
- Winter camping: Governor Thompson State Park and Peninsula State Park. Winter camping statewide.
- No vehicle sticker needed: 11 of 25 places. Every place with no sticker needed.
- Accessibility information (accessible campsites, cabins, piers, trails and more): 10 of 25 places. Accessible facilities statewide.
Every property in Door County & Northeast
- Ahnapee State Trail (state trail): From downtown Sturgeon Bay, this 48-mile, county-operated trail winds south along the beautiful Ahnapee and Kewaunee rivers to Algoma…
- Copper Culture State Park (state park): Copper Culture State Park was the site of a prehistoric cemetery of the Old Copper Complex people who occupied the northern Midwest from…
- Devil's River State Trail (state trail): This scenic rail trail in Brown and Manitowoc counties travels through four small communities while passing by a wide variety of scenery…
- Fischer Creek State Recreation Area (state recreation area): Fischer Creek has about one mile of Lake Michigan shoreline, scenic wooded bluffs, grasslands and wetlands. It's a place for hiking…
- Fox River State Trail (state trail): From downtown Green Bay, the Fox River State Trail winds along the beautiful Fox River before extending for 25 miles along a former rail…
- Friendship State Trail (state trail): The four-mile Friendship State Trail passes through woods and scenic farmland in Calumet County while traveling between the communities of…
- Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest (state forest): Governor Earl Peshtigo River State Forest is a long, linear state forest in northeast Wisconsin bordering some of the most beautiful and…
- Governor Thompson State Park (state park): With more than 2,800 acres of woods, a family campground, picnic and beach area on Woods Lake, hiking and skiing trails, and 6 miles of…
- Hartman Creek State Park (state park): Located on the beautiful Chain O' Lakes, Hartman Creek State Park is a quiet and friendly, natural gem and a popular destination in…
- Heritage Hill State Park (state park): Experience "living history" at Heritage Hill State Park, a unique outdoor museum in Green Bay. The park features 24 structures from…
- High Cliff State Park (state park): High Cliff State Park is the only state-owned recreational area on Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin's largest lake. The park gets its name from…
- Lost Dauphin State Park (state park): Lost Dauphin State Park is a small 19-acre gem along the Fox River just south of the city of De Pere in Brown County. The park offers…
- Mascoutin Valley State Trail (state trail): This county-operated trail goes past farms, prairies and wetlands in Green Lake, Winnebago and Fond du Lac counties. The Mascoutin Valley…
- Mountain-Bay State Trail (state trail): The Mountain-Bay State Trail is one of the longest rail-trails in Wisconsin. The trail travels for 83 miles between the two geologic…
- Newport State Park (state park): Newport's wilderness experience offers over 2,300 acres of forest on 11 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, 30 miles of hiking trails, and…
- Newton Blackmour State Trail (state trail): The Newton Blackmour State Trail spans 22 miles on a former rail corridor in Outagamie County. The trail name is derived from the four…
- Oconto River State Trail (state trail): This 8-mile trail passes through the forests and farms of Oconto County between the communities of Oconto and Stiles Junction. Outside of…
- Peninsula State Park (state park): Considered Wisconsin's most complete park, Peninsula State Park offers over 460 campsites, three group camps, a summer theater, an 18-hole…
- Point Beach State Forest (state forest): Point Beach State Forest features 3,000 acres of land and 6 miles of sandy beach along the shores of Lake Michigan. Point Beach offers…
- Potawatomi State Park (state park): Potawatomi State Park on the shore of Sturgeon Bay in southern Door County, has 1,200 acres of gently rolling upland terrain bordered by…
- Rock Island State Park (state park): Take the ferry Memorial Day weekend through the second Monday in October to this primitive Lake Michigan island where no vehicles are…
- Tomorrow River State Trail (state trail): This 29-mile rail trail travels through scenic glacial terrain and farm country from Plover in Portage County to just outside the village…
- Whitefish Dunes State Park (state park): Whitefish Dunes State Park protects the fragile dune environment on the eastern Door County Peninsula. At this day-use park, stroll along…
- Wiouwash State Trail (state trail): The Wiouwash State Trail is named for Winnebago, Outagamie, Waupaca and Shawano counties. This trail, built on a former rail corridor, is…
- Wolf River State Trail (state trail): The Wolf River State Trail runs 33 miles on a former rail corridor from White Lake to Crandon. Four additional miles of trail are…
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