Potawatomi State Park -- 3740 County Hwy PD, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 (920)746-2890
Natural beauty is the basic asset of Potawatomi State Park.  Located only a few miles from Sturgeo Bay on the Door County peninsula, the park consists of about 1200 acres of flat to gently rolling upland terrain bordered by steepslopes and rugged limestone cliffs along the Sutrgeon Bay shoreline.
Potawatomi is named after a tribe of Native Americans that inhabited Green Bay's hsore and islands.  They call themselves BO-DE-WAD-ME which means "Keeper of the Fire." The term was often mispronounced and eventually was wtitten and pronounced Potawatomi.
The park is open year round.  There are 123 campsites, with flush toilets and showers in season.  Twenty five sites have electric hookups.

Whitefish Dunes State Park -- 3275 Clark Lake Road (County Hwy WD) Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235  (920) 823-2400
Whitefish Dunes State Park, established in 1967, is an 865-acre day use park on Wisconsin's Door County Peninsula. Set aside to protect the fragile dune environment, Whitefish Dunes has more visitors than any other day use park in Wisconsin.
Enjoy strolling along Lake Michigan, watching waterfowl at Clark Lake, using the boardwalk to discover the wetlands or relaxing on one of the many trails throughout the forested sand dunes and beech forest. Trails are open year round and 8 miles are groomed for skiing in winter.
The park features programs, exhibits and brochures on archeology, highlighting the importance of eight significant Native American villages, which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, the nature center offers displays on ecology, geology and human history of the park. Programs for all ages are presented year round at the park.