State park · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Potawatomi State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, established 1928, 1,225 acres. In or beside it: 3 state-listed beaches and a lighthouse.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Door County, Wisconsin
- Established
- 1928
- Area
- 1,225 acres (1.9 sq mi)
- Run by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 44.8644° N, 87.4150° 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
- Potawatomi State Park Beach 20.2 mi · not sampled
- Potawatomi State Park Beach 10.7 mi · sampled
- Sunset Park Beach Sturgeon Bay1.9 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Whitefish Dunes State Park11 mi · 867 ac · WI
- Peninsula State Park22 mi · 3,776 ac · WI
- Newport State Park33 mi · 2,373 ac · WI
- Wells State Park37 mi · 700 ac · MI
- Point Beach State Forest46 mi · 2,903 ac · WI
- Rock Island State Park48 mi · 912 ac · WI
Straight-line distance.
On shore nearby
Worth the stop
- Cave Point County Park12 mi · park
By boat
Launches nearby
- Potawatomi State Park Access1.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Sunset Park Launching Ramp2.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Olde Stone Quarry Park Boat Ramp2.8 mi · trailer ramp
- Sawyer Park Boat Ramp3.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Robert M. Carmody Park Boat Ramp7.2 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS Australasia12 mi · lost 1896
- SS Lakeland12 mi · lost 1924
- SS Erie L. Hackley14 mi · lost 1903
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Potawatomi 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.