Whitefish Dunes State Natural Area — Attraction in Town of Sevastopol

I’ve been coming to whitefish dunes for over 30 years. If you are into walking the trails, exploring nature and even kayaking this is your place. Of parking directly in front they also just put in a brand new parking lot behind the bathrooms. The trails run and every direction. Come early And claim your spot. Also a beautiful picnic area.

Although this area is great anytime of the day I prefer coming at sunset for a relaxing walk and the best nature photography. The Vista off the cliffs looking at lake Michigan is simply breathtaking and features beautiful shades of sherbet sunset.

There are several kayak outfitters in the area that will rent boats and even give tours along the cliffs and caves.

The unique rack structure is absolutely gorgeous. If you’re adventurous, you can even climb down into the rocks at water level. During low tide or if the water throughout the year happens to be low, you can even walk out over the rocks and they will be completely dry.

Bring comfortable walking shoes, no slip for the safety and the climbing around the rocks and exploring the trails. Forget your organic bug spray and I always recommend bringing an extra garbage bag or two in case you have lunch with your family. We always take our garbage out in the receptacles. It’s the only way to keep these types of places, perfectly sparkly, clean and fresh for the next family.

Wisconsin has so much whitefish dunes the most beautiful areas we have here. What a gem.

Thanks to all of the state park rangers that help. Keep this a beautiful and safe place for all to enjoy.

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This is a definite gem of Door County state parks. I rate it average however due to being dog unfriendly. To access the dog beach you have to walk extremely far so if you have an elderly family member or elderly dog, they are practically dead before you can touch the water. I was so impressed with Newport beach state park’s approach to having dog owners turn left and non-dog or owners turn right after an easy walk. Also a lot of time and money were spent blocking off access trails to the water over the years to “preserve the dunes”. Now with the high waters, it’s washed away anyway including all the nasty signs. I miss the days when it was a county park. People used to camp on the dunes and have bonfires way back in the day. There was also an easy drive into the middle of the beach and you could access from the far southern end...

This is part of the whitefish dunes state park area and has a very nice beach with many trails to check out including big baldy near the 3rd beach access area at the top of a board walk trail. The waters here tend to be cold so I would suggest a wet suit if you're planning on swimming, and they do have changing areas near the welcome center if you need to change into a swimsuit as well as 3 pit toilets along the red trail near beach access areas. Just make sure you keep a eye out for signs of rip currents and on any signs warning of them happening where you might want to swim. As for the trails, there is a lot to see as well with many dunes in the area with some unique plants you won't see in a lot of places but be warned there is also a lot of poison ivy in the area as well so you better off not straying from any...