Potawatomi State Park — Attraction in Town of Nasewaupee

Established in 1928, Potawatomi State Park is a 1,225-acre Wisconsin state park northwest of the city of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. It is located in Door County along Sturgeon Bay, an area of stunning natural beauty.

The park is open year around. Hours are 0600hrs to 2300hrs. There will be an entry fee. You can buy a daily pass or a yearly pass for all state parks. The best deal is for seniors. A $13 yearly fee will get you into all state parks for an entire year. $28 dollars a year for the younger set, and $38 for out-of-staters.

If you want to camp, "Two loops of the Daisy Field campground offer a total of 123 campsites, 40 with electricity. Four group sites can each accommodate 30 people. Two of the group sites can accommodate trailers and motor homes and the other two sites are available for tent campers. Showers and a sanitary dump station are open in season." Firewood is available in the nice park store.

Also, at the store, you can rent bicycles, kayaks, and canoes. There are drinks, snacks and camping supplies.

If you want to hike, there are miles of trails for you to explore. Ask a friendly ranger for a park map when you enter the park. Just pull up to the window. Make sure you bring your binoculars because the birding is fun.

If you don't mind chilly water there is a nice swim area with a spectacular view of the far side of Sturgeon Bay. For a grander view of the area make sure you climb the observation tower (if it is open).

Also worthy of mention is the fact that the Eastern terminus of the 1200 mile Ice Age Trail is in this park. But that is another review for another day.

My favorite time to visit is in the fall. It is a bit nippy; but the mobs of people are gone.

Bottom line, this is a beautiful piece of Door County you won't want to miss. If you like getting out in nature in a safe and relatively remote bit of paradise it would behoove you to take the drive north. There are also several other parks on the peninsula that are worthy of visit. They are...

Our family spent the weekend of May 18-20, 2018 at the campground, site 24. Our kids are 13 and 10.

The campground was on par for cleanliness, site size, privacy, etc. at a Wisconsin state park. There is a nice little camp store ran by a couple of wonderful people and their dog. The firewood was $7 for a decent sized bundle and about as unseasoned as you'd expect at this sort of a place. They also offer rentals of kayaks and bicycles. Our kids enjoyed the modest playground. Some of the tent sites back right into the bluff, which looked awesome. A couple of the electric sites offer obstructed views of the water. The south loop has electric sites around an open field that was great for frisbee.

Our weather was chilly at mid-50's, but we still managed to have a good time. There are some excellent hiking trails that we ventured on and saw a lot of other people biking trails that looked like fun. We'd definitely recommend the Tower trail, which will take you past the observation tower and the Old Ski Hill for a fantastic view. At the moment, the tower has been shut down for safety concerns and we're really hoping they rebuild at some point. The boat launch seemed popular, though we didn't venture out into the water at all.

The most negative thing I can mention is the Sturgeon Bay stock car races that were going on well into the night. It created a lot of engine noise that carried over to us rather efficiently. Oh, and they were having an issue with hot water in the bathrooms, but that didn't affect us at all. The lack of a beach or swimming area would keep us from booking here during the warmer months, but it's an excellent early/late season destination. Especially if you enjoy hiking, biking, boating...

Camp sites are super close and not good for big families. My family rented two sites. The first night it was only 6 of us before the rest of my family can join us. We experienced a “Karen” the first night. She confronted us the first night saying we were loud and disturbing everyone. We immediately went to bed. Saturday morning a park ranger came to inform us there was a complaint and there is an case open. The park ranger stated we would be kicked out if we got another complaint and a disorderly conduct will be filed against us with no proof or even hearing our side of the story. After my family was able to join us Saturday evening, we warned everyone and kept to ourselves and went to bed at 11pm. Sunday morning, the “Karen next door” came by and threw up some sign signals as if angry. My younger sister noticed and asked if she had an issue and she said yes. She said we were shining lights at her tent, opening their cars, talking about her dog, and running around their tents. All the campsites are so close.. and how do you even get to your tent without using a damn flashlight? Also, my sister was bit by a dog a few days ago and maybe thats what the lady happened to hear us talk about a dog? Even after the first noise complaint we were respectful and ended our nights early. We were told by the park ranger not to even make eye contact with them. We seriously stared at trees the rest of the trip. It seriously killed our vibe. Probably won’t be...