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Point Beach State Forest is a 2,903-acre (1,175 ha) Wisconsin state forest near Two Rivers, Wisconsin in Manitowoc County. The forest is located along 6 miles (9.7 km) of the Lake Michigan coast. Point Beach State Forest was established in 1938. [ 1 ]
Point Beach Ridges is a 558-acre (226 ha) topography of alternating ridges and swales in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. [1] The area is located within Point Beach State Forest . [ 2 ] It was designated a Wisconsin State Natural Area in 1971 and a National Natural Landmark in 1980.
Rawley Point Light (also known as Twin River Point Light) is a lighthouse located in Point Beach State Forest, near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. At 111 feet (34 m) tall, it is the tallest lighthouse on the Wisconsin Shore and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]
There are several uses for the term Point Beach, both in northern Manitowoc County, Wisconsin: Point Beach Nuclear Plant , a nuclear power plant Point Beach State Forest , a state forest
Big Foot Beach State Park: Walworth: 272 110 1949 Geneva Lake: Offers camping and fishing adjacent to a 100-foot (30 m) beach. [7] Blue Mound State Park: Dane: 1,153 467 1959 Ryan Creek: Contains observation towers atop the highest point in southern Wisconsin and the state park system's only swimming pool. [8] Brunet Island State Park: Chippewa ...
Whitefish Dunes State Park is a 867-acre (351 ha) [2] state park of Wisconsin on the eastern shore of the Door Peninsula. This day-use park preserves the most substantial sand dunes on the western shore of Lake Michigan .
It is the largest wilderness area in Wisconsin. It is named for Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. Senator and governor of Wisconsin, who was instrumental in establishing the National Trails System, the Wilderness Act, and Earth Day. [16] The National Park Travelers Club held its 2012 convention at the Apostle Islands. [17]
High Cliff State Park is a 1,187-acre (480 ha) Wisconsin state park near Sherwood, Wisconsin.It is the only state-owned recreation area located on Lake Winnebago. [2] The park got its name from cliffs of the Niagara Escarpment, a land formation east of the shore of Lake Winnebago that stretches north through northeast Wisconsin, Upper Michigan, and Ontario to Niagara Falls and New York State.