Peninsula State Park: hunting and access
Peninsula State Park is 3,702 acres of land managed by the Wisconsin DNR in Door County, next to Ephraim. Hunters registered 4,302 deer in Door County in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: the DNR's DNR property data, read 2026-10. Harvest: DNR Deer Metrics.
State wildlife areas, forests and other DNR landState parksLand trusts and other open landPeninsula State ParkCounty lineLakeHighway
| Size | 3,702 acres in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| County | Door County |
| Deer Management Unit | Door County |
| Public access (DNR) | Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping |
| DNR property page | Peninsula |
| Nearest towns | Ephraim (next to it), Sister Bay (4 mi) and Baileys Harbor (6 mi) |
What is Peninsula State Park like?
Considered Wisconsin's most complete park, Peninsula State Park offers over 460 campsites, three group camps, a summer theater, an 18-hole golf course, sand beach, bike trails, a lighthouse and eight miles of Door County shoreline. The rollicking waves that skip towards Peninsula's sky high bluffs are part of the Niagara Escarpment.
In the DNR's words, from its page for the property.
What are the rules on Peninsula State Park?
The DNR's property map lists Peninsula State Park as "Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping". Hunting follows Wisconsin's statewide seasons and the rules posted on the property.
In Wisconsin state parks and recreation areas, hunting is limited to the seasons and the parts of the property the DNR sets for each one; the DNR's page has the details.
How many deer are taken around Peninsula State Park?
Peninsula State Park lies in Door County. The DNR registered 4,302 deer in Door County in 2025, against 4,225 in 2024.
| DMU | Peninsula State Park acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Deer, 2024 | Deer, 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County | 3,670 | 4,302 | 4,225 | 3,793 |
Harvest for the whole deer management unit, not the property alone: Wisconsin DNR Deer Metrics (registered harvest by deer management unit).
How do you get to Peninsula State Park?
Nearest towns: Ephraim (next to it), Sister Bay (4 miles), Baileys Harbor (6 miles) and Egg Harbor (6 miles). Highways within 5 miles: WI 42 and WI 57.
What other public land is near Peninsula State Park?
DNR properties within 10 miles:
- Thorp Pond State Natural Area: 80 acres, 3.4 miles away
- Mud Lake Wildlife Area-Door: 2,434 acres, 3.4 miles away
- Baileys Harbor Boreal Forest & Wetlands State Natural Area: 616 acres, 6.1 miles away
- Moonlight Bay Bedrock Beach State Natural Area: 102 acres, 6.4 miles away
Public land within 3 miles of Peninsula State Park
Counting Peninsula State Park itself, 3,778 of the 42,605 acres within 3 miles of its boundary are public land open to the public (8.9%), by USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
| Manager | Acres within 3 miles |
|---|---|
| State wildlife areas, forests and other DNR land | 3,702 |
| Land trusts and other open land | 69 |
| State parks | 7 |
Questions hunters ask
Where is Peninsula State Park?
In Door County, next to Ephraim. The DNR's property page has its maps and parking.
Is Peninsula State Park open to hunting?
Yes. The DNR's property map lists it as "Open to Hiking, Fishing, Hunting and Trapping". Posted refuges or closed areas, where there are any, are marked on site.
Which deer management unit is Peninsula State Park in?
Door County.
How much public land is around Peninsula State Park?
3,778 acres within 3 miles of its boundary, Peninsula State Park included, by PAD-US 4.1. The closest other DNR property is Thorp Pond State Natural Area (3.4 miles).
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Where these facts come from
- Area description, species, rules and directions: DNR, Peninsula State Park; Wisconsin DNR managed lands open to hunting.
- Boundary and acres: the DNR's map layer above. Surrounding public land: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (fee land open to the public).
- Deer harvest: Wisconsin DNR Deer Metrics (registered harvest by deer management unit).
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