Welcker's Point Campground — Peninsula State Park

Nice and quiet, smaller campground within the Peninsula State Park. These sites are non-electric/no hookups. The dump station and water fill is near Tennison Bay Campground. 

There are flush toilets and showers that could use a remodel or a deep cleaning. You’re really close to the bay here, and the Sunset Bike Trail goes right alongside this campground. 

There’s a host on site, water, trash and recycling. Cell service is weak but there.

This is in the middle of Door county, centrally located for exploring all Door County has to offer. We were tent camping and our site, I forget the number, as it was years ago, was perfect. Had shade for our tent, and sun as needed. Hung up our hammocks and read books as we listened to the waves crashing.

This is one of my favorite places to camp, as the campgrounds are spacious and clean. Also lots of great hiking trails and points of interests. I used to camp here quite a bit with friends - highly recommend!

I don't think there has been a time where we went to Door County without visiting Peninsula! It is kind of a family tradition. It's wonderful in any season, but fall is my favorite with the lookout and all the beautiful trees!

On Lake Michigan this campground has boating, biking, swimming, hiking, camping, great store, lighthouse...well clearly it has it all. Best sunsets ever. Several campgrounds some with waterfront sites.

A very nice beach, plenty of campgrounds, relatively clean bathrooms considering you’re camping. Very pretty, lots of hiking and biking trails. If you are planning on kayaking in the lake, our little kayaks could barely take it it was difficult paddling. Very nice park overall, but I wish the boat launch was more kayak friendly. Steep and a lot of gravel. The park overall was also very crowded, but that’s expected with a popular state park like this.

This park is highly sought after.  Electric and non electric sites available, if you are camping RV style , you may want to check out the site you would like to reserve to be sure it will accommodate your vehicle.  Beautiful park, to hike, bike and explore.  If you book at different times of the year, you will see The Park, change with the seasons, different blooms through out the park.  Different wild life, you are usually going to spot at least one species during your stay.

On water, sandy beach, rentals available for bikes, kayaks, paddle boats and more. Close to amenities like shopping & restaurants. Beautiful views. Campsites close to the boat launch are more secluded. Stayed at site 854 which had private access to the water, pleanty of shade, and secluded from other sites

Campground Review

Welcker's Point is a well-shaded but somewhat open campground at the north end of the state park. The sites are nicely sized and very comfortable. There is a lot of poison ivy, but as long as you stay on the campsites and the road, you'll be fine. Even though it is shaded, the spacing in the trees allow nice airflow off the bay.

Everything within the park is connected by trails and roads, and most attractions in the park are around a five minute drive.

There were a lot of people in the park, but it was during the week and there were some empty sites in our campground.

The beach was very nice, though not very large. The nature center was packing with information about the animals there and we even got to watch a monarch butterfly come out of its chrysalis!

Product Review

As a Ranger for The Dyrt, I get products to test from time to time, this time I got to test the CRKT Woods Kangee T-hawk ax.

I'm no t-hawk expert or ax expert, but I have used a few different style axes, mauls, splitting axes, and hatchets. I bought this t-hawk thinking that it 1) looked cool and 2) would be able to replace my hatchet, which is a pretty cheap, but functional tool. 

When I got the axe and tried it out, I found that it was really cool looking, but isn't a replacement for a hatchet if your primary function is splitting wood at the campsite. I found it to be ok at splitting, but due to the taper, then the round part of the head, it won't always go deep enough to split effectively. 

What the Woods Kangee does really well is chopping. It was more than twice as fast at chopping compared to my hatchet. The shape of the axe is ideal for chopping quickly and efficiently.

The other use could be in a tactical/apocalyptic situation. The style of the Kangee with the spike at the back is intimidating enough that it could prevent conflict altogether, but if conflict ensues, I'm confident it would be an effective weapon. Those zombies don't stand a chance!

The t-hawk handle is hickory and feels great in your hand, not slippery at all. The head is a carbon steel and seems to hold its edge well. It was pretty sharp from the factory for me, but could be sharper.