Friends of Peninsula State Park

Campfire with the Warden
2025-06-26 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago)
North Nicolet Campground – Camp Host Site 619
Join our State Park Wardens at the camp host site and learn more about campfire building and how you can be safe in and around the park.

Run with a Ranger
2025-06-27 07:30 - 08:30 | Peninsula State Park, 9462 Shore Road, Fish Creek, WI, 54212, United States
Weekly Run with a Ranger on various trails throughout the park. Come out, meet new people, and learn more about what makes Peninsula State Park a special place! Most routes are about 5k (3mi) in distance with cutoffs for shorter routes.
Meet at the Skyline parking lot!

Yoga in the Park
2025-06-28 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-07-01 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-07-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-07-08 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-07-12 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-07-15 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-07-19 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-07-22 08:00 - 09:00 and 1 more date | Peninsula State Park – Nicolet Beach, 45.16459063279326,-87.22407221948242
Janet from Kind Soul Yoga will be offering park yoga practices again this summer! Per Janet, “I’m looking forward to another beautiful summer in the park with thee most incredible yogis from around the world!!!! (last year we had 3 from Germany and England!!!)”
Park practices are taking place Tuesdays and Saturdays (June 14th – September 30th) at 8am! Meet at the Nicolet Bay Beach area, near the water, just north of the Camp Store. The cost for this class is $10/cash & $12/credit. Mats can be rented for $3 or purchased new for $50. NO PRIOR REGISTRATION needed – just sign in when you arrive!
*The first Saturday of every month, Kind Soul will donate 50% of the funds to the Friends of Peninsula State Park!!!

Touch A Truck
2025-06-28 12:00 - 13:30 | Fish Creek Parking Lot /Picnic Area, 9462 Shore Rd, Fish Creek, WI, 54212, United States
Stop by and meet a Ranger, learn all about their important job, the tools of the trade, and get a close look at some of the cool vehicles and equipment they get to use.

Exploring Your Parks & Camping 101
2025-06-29 11:00 - 13:00, 2025-07-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Peninsula State Park – Park Headquarters, 9462 Shore Road, Fish Creek, WI, 54212, United States
Drop on by and learn some tips on how to enjoy our parks whether you are a regular visitor or newbie. We will help you determine the best trails, show you different types of outdoor activities available, camping basics and how to set up a tent, what to pack for the day and some camping necessities, and staying safe while having a fun adventure.

Historical Traces Trek
2025-07-01 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center
Join Dave Lea, who has been exploring the park since the 1970’s, on an exciting, off-trail adventure finding the park’s historic sites. Wear sturdy boots and long pants to discover traces of the past.

Storytime: Mighty Wings w/the Author 🦋
2025-07-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-16 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center
Both young, not so young, and those in between visitors to the Park will enjoy the butterfly facts and stories spun by our own resident educational contributor, Debbie Clement.
Join us for FREE on Wednesday mornings at 11am in June and July rain or shine at the Nature Center Amphitheater.

Raptor Talks: Change or Adapt
2025-07-10 13:00 - 14:00 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center
Join Open Door Bird Sanctuary: The world is changing and so must birds of prey. Some changes are easy to make, while some aren’t. (Live animal encounter)

Campfire with the Warden
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:00
Welcker Campground – Camp Host Site 525
Join our State Park Wardens at the camp host site and learn more about campfire building and how you can be safe in and around the park.

Run with a Ranger
2025-07-11 07:30 - 08:30 | Peninsula State Park – Nicolet Beach, 45.16459063279326,-87.22407221948242
Weekly Run with a Ranger on various trails throughout the park. Come out, meet new people, and learn more about what makes Peninsula State Park a special place! Most routes are about 5k (3mi) in distance with cutoffs for shorter routes.

Run with a Ranger
2025-07-18 07:30 - 08:30 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center

Wild Friends
2025-07-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center
Join Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary naturalists to learn about and meet some of their wild friends with a live animal encounter. Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary is a 535-acre urban wildlife refuge located in nearby Green Bay that houses a rehabilitation program for sick and injured animals. Those on display in their exhibits and visiting our park are non-releasable due to injuries they sustained in the wild.

Touch A Truck
2025-07-19 08:30 - 10:00 | Peninsula State Park – Nicolet Beach, 45.16459063279326,-87.22407221948242

Reptile Hour
2025-07-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center
Join Archie’s Angels’ volunteers to learn about and meet some of their animal ambassadors with a live animal encounter. Archie’s Angels: Reptile Education, Rescue & Rehabilitation is an organization dedicated to providing education about proper herpetological (reptile and amphibian) care and rescuing and rehabilitating reptiles and amphibians in need.

Raptor Talks: Medieval Hunters
2025-07-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center
Join Open Door Bird Sanctuary: During Medieval times, people used raptors to hunt. We’ll bring birds and the equipment used for falconry. (Live animal encounter)

Campfire with the Warden
2025-07-24 19:00 - 20:00
Tennison Campground – Camp Host Site 323
Join our State Park Wardens at the camp host site and learn more about campfire building and how you can be safe in and around the park.

Run with a Ranger
2025-07-25 07:30 - 08:30 | Peninsula State Park – Winter Warming House (Lot 5), 9462 Shore Road, Fish Creek, WI, 54212, United States
