Events

Head out with the park naturalists and try your hand at Nature journaling. This is an activity designed for everyone, no matter your skill level. What nature journaling is: What nature journaling is not: Come with an open mind, an adventurous heart and a willingness to connect with nature! Materials provided, or bring your own. […]

This is a drop-in interpretive program. Get ready to fold and fly! Explore the four different major wing shapes of birds and how they affect their flight by crafting and launching paper airplanes. See flight adaptations in action with a visit to the bird feeders and bird garden outside Newport’s Nature Center and learn about […]

Join the park naturalist on this night hike. We’ll let our eyes adjust to the moonlight and hike the 1.75-mile Monarch Trail, watching and listening for the sights and sounds of the night. If needed, bring a flashlight or head lamp with a red lens. Meet at Lot 1. In case of rain, program will be cancelled. […]

Capture the different shapes and sizes of Newport’s leaves through the magic of cyanotype printing! Experiment creating sun prints using leaves collected from around the park while learning how and why trees change colors in the fall. Meet outside the park office, Lot 1. All programs are free, but a state park admission sticker is […]

Join Park staff and try your hand at Nature journaling…this time with bones! This is an activity designed for everyone, no matter your skill level. Learn about animal skeletons and bones while sketching some specimens. Materials provided. Come with an open mind, an adventurous heart and a willingness to connect with nature! Meets outside of […]

This is a drop-in interpretive program. We will be exploring fossil evidence in the rocks found at Newport. Newport is a great place to find Silurian-era fossils, such as honeycomb coral, brachiopods, and crinoids, which are remnants of a shallow tropical sea that once covered the area over 400 million years ago. (Wisconsin was located […]

Join park naturalists and get out and enjoy the brilliant colors of fall while hiking the Monarch Trail, an easy 1.75-mile loop. Meet at the office building, Lot 1. All programs are free, but a state park admission sticker is required on all vehicles. Some programs are weather related, so check with the park if […]

Autumn is a busy time for Newport’s critters as they prepare to cozy in for the approaching cold and dark winter months. Join park naturalists on a hike of the 1.2-mile Fern Trail to learn about some of the special winter adaptations wildlife possess while keeping an eye out for signs of animals preparing for […]

Join the park manager on this night hike. We’ll let our eyes adjust to the moonlight and hike the 1.75-mile Monarch Trail, watching and listening for the sights and sounds of the night. If needed, bring a flashlight or head lamp with a red lens. Meet at the office building, Lot 1.  In case of […]

Where can you find Witches Caps, Dead Man's Fingers, Earth Tongues and Witches Butter? In the woods, of course! Join the park naturalist and fungi expert Charlotte Lukes on a search for nature's Halloween treats. Meet at Lot 2. All programs are free, but a state park admission sticker is required on all vehicles. Some […]

Join WI Bat Ambassadors and Newport State Park to help us celebrate bats for Bat Week! Participate in hands-on activities and learn how bats help us in our own backyards. Bat Week is an annual, international celebration of the role of bats in nature, and is designed to raise awareness about the need for bat […]