After leaving Sister Bay Library and getting ice cream, we had time to kill and decided to go check out Newport State Park. It was only about 15 minutes up the road. Neither of has been to Newport before so it was a pretty easy decision especially with the day pass to the state parks.
Besides Rock Island State Park, Newport State Park is located the furthest north on the Door Peninsula. It is located off of Hwy 42 in Ellison Bay. It is also a Dark Sky Park which means you can see the milky way really well from inside park. It is the only place in Wisconsin to be designated a dark sky park and one of 48 world wide.
There is a small visitor center with a small gift shop. I picked up a post card and a pin.
Heather and I decided to hike the poetry trail because it was only .6 miles. We were not looking for a long hike. We just wanted to say we've been to Newport State Park.
The Poetry Trail is right across from the visitor center. It is actually part of the Monarch Loop and Rawley's Bay Trail Loop Trails. Like it's name would suggest, there are poems along the trail. They are 10 of them that change seasonally.
We did not complete the trail. We forgot to put bug spray on and we were getting eaten alive. We probably made it about a quarter of mile before turning around. It was a pretty rugged trail not like the trail to Old Baldy at Whitefish Dunes. I had to make sure I didn't trip over any rocks.
I really enjoyed the little romp in the woods. Hopefully I will get back to explore Newport State Park more when it's not so buggy. I would love to enjoy the dark sky park too. It is definitely worth checking out.
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