Newport State Park

Newport State Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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
Established1964
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 and can be accessed via WIS 42.

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