Rock Island State Park (Wisconsin)

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Rock Island State Park is a 912 acre (3.69 km²) Wisconsin state park located on Rock Island, off the tip of the Door Peninsula in Lake Michigan. The only public transportation to the island is by the passenger ferry "Karfi" from Washington Island. However, there is mooring/dock space for people with their own boats, and during winter, the island is accessible via snowmobile and foot traffic. There is a submerged sandbar that looks deceptively shallow connecting Washington Island to the southeast corner of the island, but strong cross currents and undertow have caused several drownings. No "wheeled vehicles" (cars, all-terrain vehicles, bicycles, etc.) are allowed to be brought onto the island by visitors (although park staff use them routinely).

Attractions include the stone hall built by inventor Chester H. Thordarson, Native American artifacts, as well as Potawatomi Lighthouse (Wisconsin's oldest lighthouse). The island is a popular destination in the fall for deer hunters and in the winter for snowmobilers from nearby Washington Island.



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