State park · Lake Michigan · Wisconsin
Whitefish Dunes State Park
A state park on Lake Michigan in Door County, Wisconsin, established 1967, 867 acres. In or beside it: 2 state-listed beaches.
The park
On the record
- Water
- Lake Michigan
- Location
- Door County, Wisconsin
- Established
- 1967
- Area
- 867 acres (1.4 sq mi)
- Run by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Coordinates
- 44.9203° N, 87.2044° 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
- Whitefish Dunes Beach0.2 mi · sampled
- Whitefish Bay Boat Launch Beach1.2 mi · sampled
EPA BEACH Act list. Distance from the park’s pin, straight line.
The story
History and visiting
Cave Point County Park
A dolomite headland on the Lake Michigan side of Door County, Wisconsin, where waves have undercut the limestone cliff into caves and arches.
Whitefish Dunes State Park
How the park came to be, and what grows and nests there, with sources.
dnr.wisconsin.gov
Hours, fees, campground maps and reservations from the people who run it.
Along the shore
Nearest Michigan state parks
- Potawatomi State Park11 mi · 1,225 ac · WI
- Peninsula State Park16 mi · 3,776 ac · WI
- Newport State Park24 mi · 2,373 ac · WI
- Wells State Park34 mi · 700 ac · MI
- Rock Island State Park39 mi · 912 ac · WI
- Point Beach State Forest52 mi · 2,903 ac · WI
Straight-line distance.
By boat
Launches nearby
- Whitefish Bay Ramp1.2 mi · trailer ramp
- Shauer Park Ramp2.0 mi · trailer ramp
- Lily Bay Park Boat Ramp5.7 mi · trailer ramp
- Frank E. Murphy County Park Boat Ramp9.1 mi · trailer ramp
- Egg Harbor Municipal Marina9.7 mi · trailer ramp
On the bottom
Wrecks offshore
- SS Australasia0.9 mi · lost 1896
- SS Lakeland9.1 mi · lost 1924
- F. J. King15 mi
On the water
What to fish on Lake Michigan
Source
Facts on this page are from the infobox of the Wikipedia article on Whitefish Dunes 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.