Summary
Newport State Park, Wisconsin's only wilderness
state park, is also the first state park in
Wisconsin designated by IDA as an International
Dark Sky Park, one of just 48 parks in the
world to earn the distinction. Newport joins
the ranks of such U.S. National Parks as Big
Bend, Glacier and Grand Canyon. Only 13 other
state parks in the United States have received
IDA accreditation.
Located at the northern tip of Door County on
the western shore of Lake Michigan, Newport has
a dark sky that offers excellent nighttime
viewing with an unobstructed view of the
eastern horizon. As a designated wilderness
park, the 2,373-acre park offers only backpack
camping and has minimal developments beyond the
park office and a picnic area with a park
shelter. A vehicle admission sticker is
required on all vehicles stopping in state
park, forest, recreation area and trail parking
areas. Buy your sticker at the park or in
advance. Annual stickers offer admission to all
state parks for the calendar year.
