One of the other things I wanted to do while in Door County was visit the Eastern Terminus of the Ice Age Trail which was in Potawatomi State Park. I figured we had the daily park pass, we might as knock this off my Door County Bucket List.
Potawatomi State Park is the first of the four state parks as you are driving up the door. It is by Cherryland Airport at the southern end of Sturgeon Bay. I have never been to Potawatomi State Park but it was pretty easy to find even without GPS. This was the first park of the day that actually had some at the entrance station so we just showed our park pass.
The store at the entrance station is small. If you are looking for Ice Age items or Potawatomi State Park items, you are better off going to the camp store in the middle of the park. It has a much better selection. Even the ranger told us to go there.
The Eastern Terminus of the Ice Age Trail is located at the northern end of the park. It is a beautiful drive along the lake to get there. There are plenty of pull outs to hike any trail you want. Due to the fact we were extremely short on time, I only hopped out to grab a few pictures.
There is a small parking lot at the Eastern Terminus. Thru-hikers will either start or end their journey here. The Ice Age trail is over 1,000 miles and follows the edge of the last continental glacier in Wisconsin. It is also the only National Park Service Trail to be in only one state. I have hiked bits and pieces of it. While I would love to hike all 1,000+ miles that will probably not happen.
We snapped a few pictures..
Walked a few feet of the trail...
Admired the view...
And called it a day. We didn't have time for much else.
One day I will come back and explore more of the park. There is plenty more to see.
Potawatomi State Park is definitely worth checking out. There's plenty of camping and water activities along with hiking. It is perfect for a day trip and you can even say you hiked part of the Ice Age Trail.
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