Friends of Peninsula State Park

Yoga in the Park
2025-08-26 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-08-30 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-09-02 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-09-06 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-09-09 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-09-13 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-09-16 08:00 - 09:00, 2025-09-20 08:00 - 09:00 (America/Chicago) and 3 more dates | 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!!!

Historical Traces Trek
2025-08-26 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.

Run with a Ranger
2025-08-29 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!

Wild Friends
2025-08-29 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.

Raptor Talks: City Slickers
2025-09-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center
Join Open Door Bird Sanctuary for: Urban Raptors? Learn about the raptors that you don’t normally think of as living in the city. (Live animal encounter)

Campfire with the Warden
2025-09-04 19:00 - 20:00
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.

PENINSULA PROTECTORS: Trail Building Day
2025-09-16 12:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-24 12:00 - 15:00 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center
HELP BUILD A REROUTE OF NICOLET BAY TRAIL USING HAND TOOLS!

PENINSULA PROTECTORS: Shelter Site Prep
2025-09-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Peninsula State Park – Winter Warming House (Lot 5), 9462 Shore Road, Fish Creek, WI, 54212, United States
CLEAR BRUSH, DEAD TREES, AND PREP AROUND THE PARKING LOT FOR THE NEW OUTDOOR GATHERING AREA AND SHELTER!

PENINSULA PROTECTORS: Trail Trimming Day
2025-09-30 08:00 - 12:00
HELP TRIM BACK THE VEGETATION THAT HAS GROWN OVER ON OUR TRAILS!

PENINSULA PROTECTORS: Chainsaw/Brush Clearing
2025-10-08 08:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-16 08:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-24 08:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-30 08:00 - 11:00
FELL TREES AND CLEAR BRUSH IN VARIOUS AREAS IN THE PARK. (MUST BE CHAINSAW CERTIFIED BY PARK STAFF TO OPERATE A CHAINSAW)

PENINSULA PROTECTORS: WINTER TRAIL MAINTENANCE
2025-11-05 08:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-12 08:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-19 08:30 - 11:00
MAINTENANCE SHOP
WINTER TRAIL MAINTENANCE
CLEARING, TRIMMING,
TRAILS MAKING SURE THEY
ARE PREPPED FOR THE
WINTER SEASON

PENINSULA PROTECTORS: Winter Volunteer Meeting
2025-11-15 10:00 - 12:00
MAINTENANCE SHOP
Winter Volunteer Meeting

First Day Hike 2026
2026-01-01 09:30 - 12:00 | Peninsula State Park – White Cedar Nature Center
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Annual Candlelight Hike
2026-02-07 17:00 - 20:00 | Fish Creek Parking Lot /Picnic Area, 9462 Shore Rd, Fish Creek, WI, 54212, United States
Winter is a magical time in Peninsula State Park. Enjoy the serenity of hiking the Park in winter on the evening of Saturday, February 7th. That’s the same night as the Fish Creek Winterfest!
The annual Candlelight Hike will start at 5:00pm, beginning from the parking lot just past the Fish Creek main park entrance.

We will also need volunteers to help with candle-lighting, refreshments, parking, candle re-lighting and supplying food for guests and volunteers.
If you are interested in helping out, please contact:​
Sally Pfeifer
920-421-0808
