New Peninsula Park tower opens May 19

Posted at 3:05 p.m. on May 18, 2021

The Brillion News

FISH CREEK – The state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced that the Eagle Tower at Peninsula State Park is set to open to the public on Wednesday, May 19.

The public can now access the tower both up the tower stairs and through a fully accessible canopy walk.

The new tower, located on top of Eagle Bluff, is 60 feet high with the top observation deck sitting 253 feet above the Green Bay. There are 100 steps to climb to get to the top of the tower, or visitors can enjoy an 850 foot fully-accessible canopy walk to the top. The tower offers panoramic views of the park, surrounding islands, the Upper Peninsula shoreline and local communities.

The first Eagle Tower was built in 1914 and stood in place for 18 years before being deconstructed and fully rebuilt in 1932 as the second Eagle Tower.

The 1932 version of Eagle Tower was closed in 2015 due to structural safety concerns, and taken down in 2016.

Funding for the $3.5 million Eagle Tower was made possible by partnerships with local state legislators, the DNR and the Friends of Peninsula State Park, which donated $750,000 to the project.

Access to Eagle Tower is free; however a park admission pass is required. Parking is available near the tower site, and there is access from various property hiking and biking trails.

Peninsula State Park offers over 460 campsites, three group camps, a summer theater, an 18-hole golf course, sand beach, bike trails, a lighthouse and eight miles of Door County shoreline.