Newly opened Lakeshore State Park lies along the shoreline of Lake Michigan adjacent to the Henry Maier festival grounds, providing a unique urban oasis with a multitude of recreational opportunities and amenities. The 17-acre island, bridged on both ends, offers boat docks, a lakeside multi-use trail, overnight camping, and improved fishing access. Plans also call for a park visitor center with public restrooms and showers for overnight boaters, and a redesigned riverwalk and harbor entrance area with restrooms, landscaping and additional parking.
Educational programs related to the park are offered that explore the cultural history of the lake, focusing on the Lake Michigan fishery and its importance to this area. Opportunities also exist to team up with the Pier Wisconsin educators and other partners to offer programs on the natural history of Lake Michigan and Milwaukee’s river systems.
The Hank Aaron State Trail will access Lakeshore Park from both the north and the south, making a loop around the park and the Third Ward, before heading west across the river and into the Menomonee River Valley. The park will provide a wonderful trailhead for the Hank Aaron State Trail and will connect to the Milwaukee County Oak Leaf Trail. From the park, the trails will eventually form a path from Lake Michigan's shore to the banks of the Mississippi River.
Visit the park information page at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website to learn about the plans and progress of the Park
Friends of Lakeshore State Park
Learn about the park history, amenities, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities.