Friends of Peninsula State Park receive $150,000 grant for mountain bike trail development from the Destination Door County Community Investment Fund. Click HERE for more information!
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“Door County, Wisconsin, nestles on a peninsula between beautiful Lake Michigan and Green Bay. Although the area is renowned for mouthwatering cheese and tart cherries, it has lots of natural beauty and outdoor adventure. We will outline the fabulous Door County state parks so you can enjoy all the area […]
A guided hike to celebrate the New Year was held Monday, January 1st at Peninsula State Park. Led by David Lea, more than 100 hikers of all ages enjoyed a brisk but beautiful time hiking one of the Park’s many trails. A toasty fire, hot beverages, cookies and trail mix […]
RING IN 2024 – FIRST DAY HIKE The Friends of Peninsula State Park will host their annual First Day Hike, January 1, 2024, at Peninsula State Park. Beginning at the White Cedar Nature Center at 10:00am the guided hike will last about 30-45 minutes. There will also be an outdoor […]
Peninsula State Park was recognized by World Atlas as the “crowning jewel” of Fish Creek. Check out the full article HERE!
Each year The “Friends of Wisconsin State Parks” presents their HERO Awards to recognize and thank deserving people for their dedication and efforts to support and enhance the State parks, forests, trails, and recreation areas. Our very own Eric Hyde was this year’s recipient for his leadership as outstanding DNR […]
Destination Door County and the Door County Community Foundation would like to team up with YOU to fund Parks improvements. You can greatly increase the power of your donation by helping fund this effort for Peninsula State Park or one of the other four State parks. Click HERE to read […]
Check out this article from Travel Lens on top US Fall destinations that includes Door County and a specific mention of Peninsula State Park! https://www.travellens.co/us-fall-destinations/
Accessibility Growing at Peninsula State Park! Check out this great article from the Door County Daily News on the many accessibility projects that have occurred in the park thanks to the Friends!
“In honor of Pollinator Week June 19-25, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (NRF) are proud to announce that seven state park properties will receive a pollinator upgrade in 2023. Aztalan State Park, Brunet Island State Park, Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area, […]