A 1,200-acre recreation area on the water
This is a great State Park to camp at. Sites are well kept and separated nicely. Park staff was very friendly and helpful. We hiked the Ice Age Trail, kayaked and biked and had a great time. It is a good location to do day trips into more of Door County knowing you have a quiet campground to come back to.
Camping site was deep though a little narrow to enter yet able to easily extend camper awning, slides and set up a screen tent and storage tent. Beautiful campground with ready access to the water, dock, hiking and all the great views of Sturgeon Bay.
This was a beautiful hike. We did the tower trail. Multiple areas had a scenic overview of the lake. The trail is an easy/moderate hike. A couple times we got on the wrong trail due to lack of trail markers. I would give it a 5 with better trail markers. There were acceptable bathroom facilities at the start of the trail and one more along the trail with a working water fountain.
We stayed at Potawatomi State Park Campground for the weekend and had a great experience. The campground was very clean, quiet, and well maintained. The camp store was convenient for picking up supplies, and the restrooms and showers were clean and well cared for. Its location is ideal for exploring the many beautiful attractions and scenic destinations throughout Door County. We would definitely stay here again and highly recommend it to fellow campers.
Its a neat little state park. Being on the inland side of Lake Michigan it has less attention as compared to Sand Dunes and Cave Point which are about 20 miles northeast and the other parks in Door County that aren't too-too far. Components of the park: Scenic overlook for the mainland, observation tower overseeing the bay, boat landing, hike/bike/ski trails, store/rental and of course state park office The trails aren't marked well so I was walking on designated bike/ski paths, let alone the wrong direction they are intended. The park is close to development. I can look across the water and see cranes and the city which I am not a fan of. The roads for driving are questionable. Some tire-poppin' potholes and degraded road surface, but overall still drivable with caution. Its not a big park. I cleared it in a few hours travel wise, majority by foot. So its not an all-day adventure. Great aspects is the view from the tower and overlook. Expansive and not crowded by foliage. And too the tower actually feels safe to climb because it is safe with proper building materials. Diversity in park nature. From lake shore to forest and escarpment/scarp to open spaces. Offers new landscapes that aren't miles away. Speaking of miles away, it is near other parks that you can investigate which is neat because if you feel like the park is a dud, you can just hop on over to another in no time. So all though not like a state park that is a must visit, it is still a neat park to travel thru. I just wish it was bigger and that development wasn't nearby which I think will be encroaching in the near future.
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