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Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Point Beach State Forest
Point Beach State Forestabout 48 km (30 mi) from Green Bay. Image credit: Image: Royalbroil / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nature discovery

Nature Near Green Bay, United States

Research 5 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Green Bay, grouped across 4 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
5
Closest
Point Beach State Forest — about 48 km
Furthest listed
about 135 km
Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025

How this list is built

Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Green Bay. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.

How far these are

Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Green Bay. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.

  • 1nearby
  • 3day-trip distance
  • 1weekend distance

What is out there

  • 3parks
  • 1forest
  • 1lake
  • 1protected area

5 places near Green Bay

Ordered by straight-line distance from Green Bay, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km, weekend distance is beyond 120 km.

Places near Green Bay

Showing all 5 places.

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Peninsula State Park
    ParkDay-trip distance

    Peninsula State Park

    Straight-line distance
    about 77 km (48 mi)
    Recorded type
    Park

    Peninsula State Park is Forested shoreline state park with limestone bluffs on the Door Peninsula, northeast of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Peninsula State Park, about 77 km (48 mi) from Green Bay

    Image credit: Image: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Newport State Park
    ParkDay-trip distance

    Newport State Park

    Straight-line distance
    about 96 km (59 mi)
    Recorded type
    Park

    Newport State Park is Wilderness park of forest, wetland and Lake Michigan shoreline at the tip of the Door Peninsula, northeast. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Newport State Park, about 96 km (59 mi) from Green Bay

    Image credit: Image: The original uploader was Royalbroil at English Wikipedia. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Horicon Marsh
    LakeWeekend distance

    Horicon Marsh

    Straight-line distance
    about 135 km (84 mi)
    Recorded type
    glacial lake

    Horicon Marsh is Large freshwater cattail marsh and wildlife refuge, southwest near the edge of range. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place Horicon Marsh, about 135 km (84 mi) from Green Bay

    Image credit: Image: Allen C from Prairie du Sac, WI, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0