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10th Year for Peninsula’s Like to Hike

The 2011 Like to Hike Pin features the smallmouth bass.

Do you like to hike?

Challenge yourself – and get fit at the same time – by participating in Like to Hike.

Ask for a hiking log at Park Headquarters or the Nature Center. Complete five of the listed activities and purchase a 2011 pin for $3 (tax included). Hiking pins cost $6 for those who do not participate in the program.

Peninsula offers twenty miles of hiking trails and twenty miles of bike trails. Activity options include hiking Eagle Trail, spending 30 minutes fishing at the park (poles are available for free loan at the Nature Center), or biking Sunset Route. This year’s pin features the Smallmouth Bass.

The gravel bottom of Green Bay, Peninsula’s offshore waters, provides excellent habitat for crayfish, a favorite food of bass. Thus, anglers consider Green Bay the best Smallmouth Bass fishing in the Midwest. At Peninsula, watch for anglers in June when bass are spawning near Weborg Point.

For more information about Like to Hike, call Peninsula State Park Headquarters at 920-868-3258.

Apply for Peninsula Research Grant

Funds are available in 2011 through the Friends of Peninsula State Park (FPSP) research endowment fund. Priority will be given to proposals that either address the park’s Dwarf Lake Iris (Iris lacustris) populations or inventory the occurrence of reptiles on property.

Learn more about the grant.

Upcoming Events

  • May 21, 2012

    Nature Center Volunteer Training

    Begins at 9:00 am

    Location: Nature Center

  • June 3, 2012

    Wisconsin State Parks Open House

    Begins at 12:00 am

    Location: WI State Parks

Friends News

Peninsula Treasures


    Fish Creek Entrance Sign: The iconic sign at the Fish Creek entrance is made from redwood lumber. California redwoods can reach heights of 380 feet, and are in the same family (cypress) as the white cedars so prevalent across the park. The lettering on the sign was meticulously hand-carved by park carpenter Erv Stahl.