Whitefish Dunes State Park protects the fragile dune environment on the eastern Door County Peninsula. At this day-use park, stroll along Lake Michigan or on one of the many trails throughout the huge sand dunes and forest. A nature center features year …

Tours launch from the second beach at Whitefish Dunes State Park and must be booked through Door County Adventure Center. Call 920-746-9539 or visit the Door County Adventure Center website [exit DNR] more information or to make a reservation. A park admission sticker is required to park at Whitefish Dunes while attending a tour.

The Nature Center makes a great start for your visit to Whitefish Dunes State Park. The friendly staff will help you become acquainted with all the recreational opportunities and natural wonders of the park. Go through the exhibits to learn about the rare local ecosystem, shipwrecks and archaeology in the park.

Hike and learn about the history, plants, and animals of Whitefish Dunes. This 1.5-mile interpretive trail will introduce you to some of the treasures this special area has to offer. The trail gets its name from fossil remains of clam-like brachiopods …

Whitefish Dunes State Park offers accessible opportunities including a nature center, beach viewing platform, and accessible picnic shelter. The park has a beach wheelchair available that can be checked out at no charge.

The first beach access point at Whitefish Dunes State Park is no longer ADA accessible due to shoreline erosion, however, the access point is now open with a rugged gravel trail leading to the shore. The second and third beach access points are open with stairs leading to the shore.

Hike and learn about the history, plants, and animals of Whitefish Dunes. This 1.5-mile interpretive trail will introduce you to some of the treasures this special area has to offer. The trail gets its name from fossil remains of clam-like brachiopods …

Whitefish Dunes is home to many kinds of animals without backbones; insects, spiders, crayfish, worms and more. By closer observation, you will find that these creatures are fascinating and beautiful to observe and are very important members of our world.

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Whitefish Dunes State Natural Area preserves the largest and most significant Great Lakes dunescape in Wisconsin. The complex of active and stabilized dunes protected by Whitefish Bay along the Lake Michigan coast contains a rich flora particularly adapted to this dynamic habitat.