Parks

…and recreational facilities in Door County and the greater Door County area that is, the area surrounding the Door Peninsula

State Parks — most charge admission

Peninsula State Park

Potawatomi State Park

Whitefish Dunes State Park — can be legally accessed for free on foot by following the Brachiopod Trail to the right along the shore after parking at Cave Point County Park. If the Cave Point County Park parking lot is full, then you may need to pay and park at Whitefish Dunes State Park instead.

Newport State Park — can be legally accessed for free on foot after parking at Hotz Memorial Town Park. Both the Cave Point and Hotz Memorial parks are enclaves within the state parks that are not owned by the Wisconsin DNR.

Rock Island State Park — free, but there is a cost to ride the ferry to get there

Grand Traverse Island State Park — free, but no ferry access, camping, or restrooms; located on Detroit Island

Miscellaneous public parks

Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Plum Island and 148 acres of Detroit Island are open to the public

Mariners Park at Gills Rock (the outlined portion is only the northern part of the park, parking is at 12695)
12695 Highway 42, Ellison Bay

Sister Islands — a State Natural Area

Areas of Chambers Island open to the public
Town of Gibraltar

Fish Creek Park
9462 Shore Rd, Fish Creek

Sunset Beach Park
4241 Main St., Fish Creek

Clark Park
At Maple St. & Spruce St. in Fish Creek

Mud Lake Wildlife Area
adjacent to Riebolts Creek Public Access

Meissner Memorial Wetlands Preserve
8587 S. Highland Road, Gibraltar

Baileys Harbor Ridges County Park
2301 Ridges Road, Baileys Harbor

Schauer Park
5648 Schauer Rd, Sturgeon Bay

The Garden Door
4312 N. Highway 42, Sturgeon Bay

Portage Park
Portage Park Dr, Sturgeon Bay

Sturgeon Bay Skate Park
16 W Spruce St, Sturgeon Bay

Right-of-way with small public beach along Sand Bay at the end of Meunier Drive
Meunier Dr, Nasewaupee

Haines Park Beach
3801 Sand Bay Ln, Nasewaupee

Gardner Swamp Wildlife Area
Town of Gardner

Brussels Town Park
1366 Junction Road, Brussels

Legion Memorial Park
113 Stub Avenue, Forestville

Schuyler Creek State Fishery Area — owned by the Town of Clay Banks; has a small parking lot.
820 S Lake Michigan Dr, Sturgeon Bay

Dyckesville Lions Club Park
Elmwood Ln, Luxemburg

Casco Village Park
Dead end of 5th St, Casco

Crescent Beach
1025 Lake St, Algoma

Red River Park
E0425 Park Road, Luxemburg

Volks Landing
4650 Volks Landing Rd

Point Comfort
4803 Point Comfort Rd, Green Bay

Bay Shore County Park
5637 Sturgeon Bay Rd, New Franken

Wequiock Falls County Park
3426 Bay Settlement Rd, Green Bay

Red Banks Alvar State Natural Area
Brown County

Gilson Creek Preserves
Brown County

Scottland Meadows Park
Meunier Ln, Scott (nearly surrounded by condos; Scottland Meadows subdivision)

Legion Field
307 Elm Street, Luxemburg

Fireman’s Park
231 Maple Street, Luxemburg

Luxemburg South End Park
1899 Alfred Dr, Luxemburg

Joliet Park
2995 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay

Red Smith Park
2820 Durham Road, Green Bay

Communiversity Park — includes a beach
2522 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay

Lambeau Cottage Park — adjacent to Communiversity Park
2487 Nicolet Dr, Green Bay

C.D. Besadny Fish and Wildlife Area
Kewaunee County, various tracts with multiple parking areas, including a larger parking lot at the intersection of CTH C and the Ahnapee Trail.

Dog Parks

Harbor Hounds Dog Park
7821 Church St, Egg Harbor

Captain Bailey’s Dog Park
2567 Summit Rd, Baileys Harbor

Shiloh Road Dog Park
1660 Shiloh Rd, Sturgeon Bay

Sister Bay Dog Park
Woodcrest Court, Next to Sports Complex at 2155 Autumn Court, Sister Bay

Privately owned or operated

Crossroads at Big Creek (free, except that the Historical Village has a suggested donation)
Sturgeon Bay

Peterson Park
1900 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay

The Cardy Site
322 W Spruce St., Sturgeon Bay

Wisconsin Motorcycle Memorial Park
4758 Mathey Road, Sturgeon Bay

The Ridges Sanctuary (charges for adult admission)
8166 WI-57, Baileys Harborer Bay

Public access maps — interactive

DNR Public Access Lands

Wisconsin’s Great Lake Public Access Guide — a DNR pinpoint map showing nearly all public water access sites along Lake Michigan and Green Bay, including from road right-of-ways

Private forest lands open to public recreation

Wisconsin Shipwrecks

Ahnapee River Water Trail — public access sites along the Ahnapee River

YMCA facilities

YMCA — Northern Door Center — daily use fee
3866 Gibraltar Road, Fish Creek

YMCA — Sturgeon Bay Center — daily use fee
1900 Michigan Street, Sturgeon Bay

Ballfields used by Door County Baseball League teams

(Admission is charged at games. Some ballfields are privately owned.)

Washington Island – Islanders (Islanders Field, at the Washington Island Recreation Center)
1877 Main Rd Washington Island

Sister Bay – Bays (Sister Bay Sports Complex)
2155 Autumn Court, Sister Bay

Baileys Harbor – A's (Baileys Harbor Recreation Park)
2623 Summit Road, Baileys Harbor (On Stieglitz Rd., but not all mapping websites recognize Stiegletz Rd)

Egg Harbor – Indians (Egg Harbor Baseball Field, also known as Humpty Dumpty Field)
4596 Harbor School Rd, Egg Harbor

West Jacksonport – Ports (Smokey Bley Field, next to Bley's Bar)
6549 County Rd T, Egg Harbor

Institute – Cubs (Sevastopol Town Park)
4830 Ripp Rd, Sturgeon Bay

Maplewood – Mets (Robert Baumann Memorial Ball Park)
7701 Co Rd H Sturgeon Bay

Kolberg – Braves (Community Park, Kolberg Athletic Club)
1004 Kolberg Rd, Forestville

Joannes Park
215 S Baird St, Green Bay

Disc golf courses

Disc golf course at the Sister Bay Sports Complex
2155 Autumn Ct, Sister Bay

Wild Berry Fields
2567 Summit Rd, Baileys Harbor

Disc golf course for Maxwelton Braes customers
7680 WI-57, Baileys Harbor

Disc golf course near the Jacksonport fire station, town hall, and ballfield
3365 County Road V, Jacksonport

Disc golf course at Sunset Park
747 N 3rd Ave, Sturgeon Bay

Disc golf course at Sugar Creek County Park
2349 County Rd N, Brussels

Disc golf course at Peterson Park
N8105 Wolf River Dr, Algoma

Disc golf course at UW-Green Bay
2420 Nicolet Dr. Green Bay

Shooting ranges

Virlee Gunworks Shooting Center — indoor range only
1019 Egg Harbor Rd, Sturgeon Bay

Peninsula Gun Club — indoor and outdoor; has a daily use fee
3702 Juddville Rd, Fish Creek

Amusement parks

Johnson’s Park — charges more than Bay Beach, has go-karts, mini-golf, batting cages
10611 N Highland Rd, Sister Bay

Egg Harbor Fun Park — charges more than Bay Beach, has go-karts, mini-golf, bouncing activities, batting cages, zip line, and paint ball
7340 State Highway 42, Egg Harbor

Bay Beach Amusement Park — free admission, but tickets must be purchased to go on rides; adjacent to Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
1313 Bay Beach Rd, Green Bay

Parks where auroras can sometimes be seen

Aurora forecasts and where to look for auroras