Lakeshore State Park, the only urban state Park in Wisconsin, is a peninsula in Lake Michigan off the coast of the Summerfest grounds and Discovery Word. This urban Park has hiking and biking trails, 20 boat slips, a fishing pier, rain gardens and acres of short grass prairie teeming with animals, birds and native plants. The Park’s lagoon is home to an amazing variety of Great Lakes fish. This area of Milwaukee’s lakefront has an interesting past from wetlands, to an airstrip, to missile site, to the current festival grounds and State Park.

Educational Lectures and Tours
The Park provides a perfect location for education opportunities centered on the Great Lakes. Join the Park staff for scheduled tours and events, or call and arrange a tour, class or lecture on a wide range of topics for your school, group or organization. Visits to your facility can also be arranged. Topics can include, but are not limited to: invasive species, lake ecology, fishing clinics, prairie ecology/management, birding, prairie plants, insects, or art projects

Watch for the annual Gathering Waters Festival in June for a day of recreation and information on the Great Lakes and personal health.

To schedule a tour, class or lecture, or for general questions, contact:
Tom Kroeger – Park Manager
414-274-4281
thomas.kroeger@wisconsin.gov

Scheduled events are listed on the “Events” page of this website.

Community Partnerships
Lakeshore State Park is setting up educational partnerships with area community groups, providing these groups with supplemental educational opportunities with DNR staff, or simply a lake-centered platform for the organization’s own educational programs. Current partners include Discovery World, Urban Ecology Center, Neighborhood House Community Center, Milwaukee Public Schools, the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, and many local colleges. Contact Park Manager Tom Kroeger (see above) for additional information on how your organization can get involved.

Volunteer
Help the Park grow! Join the Lakeshore Volunteers in a maintaining the Park’s natural areas, assisting with education programs and classes, conducting natural science projects, greeting park visitors, or helping at events. Schedules are flexible, and we provide training for you or your group. Contact Park Manager Tom Kroeger (see above) for additional information.