State park · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Peninsula State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, established 1910, 3,776 acres. It counted 1,148,482 visitors in 2024. In or beside it: a state-listed beach and a lighthouse.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Door County, Wisconsin
- Established
- 1910
- Area
- 3,776 acres (5.9 sq mi)
- Visitors
- 1,148,482 in 2024
- Run by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 45.1511° N, 87.2175° W
Coordinates mark the park as Wikipedia pins it, not a gate or a lot. For big parks that can be miles from the beach.
On the sand
Beaches in and beside the park
- Nicolet Beach1.0 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Newport State Park12 mi · 2,373 ac · WI
- Whitefish Dunes State Park16 mi · 867 ac · WI
- Wells State Park19 mi · 700 ac · MI
- Potawatomi State Park22 mi · 1,225 ac · WI
- Rock Island State Park27 mi · 912 ac · WI
- Fayette Historic State Park47 mi · 850 ac · MI
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Cave Point County Park16 mi · park
By boat
Launches nearby
- Tennison Bay Carry-in Ramp1.1 mi · hand / carry-in launch
- Nicolet Bay Access1.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Green Bay Access2.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Fish Creek Ramp2.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Ephraim Boat Ramp2.3 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- F. J. King12 mi
- SS Erie L. Hackley13 mi · lost 1903
- R. J. Hackett14 mi · lost 1905
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Peninsula State Park and its Wikidata record, retrieved 2026-10-11. Beaches are from EPA’s BEACH Act list and lighthouses from Wikidata. A blank field means the record is silent. Rules, hours and fees change; the park’s operator has the final word.
Chart shoreline generalized from Natural Earth (public domain). Not for navigation. Something wrong or missing? Write to contact@greatamericanlakes.com.