Wait continues for access to Whitefish Dunes beach, Potawatomi tower
Even though the weather is getting nicer, you will still have to wait for two features of Door County’s Wisconsin State Parks to open fully. At Whitefish Dunes State Park, the first beach access point to the beach remains closed after renovation began on April 1st. While the second and third beach access points are open, beach visitors needing ADA access must wait until June 1st. Further south, a date has still not been set for the reopening of the Potawatomi State Park Observation Tower. The original timeline given was mid to late April. DNR officials shared with Door County Daily News that a recent storm had downed trees along an access road to the tower. The DNR’s Parks and Recreation Management program is working to clear the road for the tower’s first visitors since it was closed in 2017. As for the other state parks, Peninsula State Park will continue improving its mountain biking trail system, and Rock Island State Park is set to reopen with ferry access in time for Memorial Day weekend.
