If you enjoy spending time exploring the parks of Door County, you have some things to look for throughout the new year. Door County is the only place in Wisconsin home to five state parks and one state trail. These amenities bring many visitors to the county to experience the outdoors. Unfortunately, with the many visitors that come to the area, some aspects of the parks are not in the best shape. Luckily, through the 2022 year, the parks department is looking to change that with improvements being made on the Ahnapee State Trail and Door County Parks. Burke Pinney, the Door County parks manager, details the extensive work scheduled for the Ahnapee State Trail.

Along with the improvements around the trail, there are plans to add an ADA-accessible dock in Forestville. The dock currently residing there is nearly 30 years of age and is not ADA accessible. The parks department has also written a grant to bring new docks to Pinney Park north of Sturgeon Bay after high water levels damaged the docks there. The project of repaving Ellison Bluff Road started earlier in 2021 and  is set to be completed within the year. Although Door Bluff Headlands will remain gravel, the department is looking to add 3 inches of gravel to the entire road to make for smoother travel.