Harrington Beach State Park
| Harrington Beach State Park | |
| Wisconsin State Park | |
 Trail at Harrington Beach State Park. | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Ozaukee |
| Location | Belgium |
| - coordinates | 43°29′32″N 87°48′3″W / 43.49222°N 87.80083°WCoordinates: 43°29′32″N 87°48′3″W / 43.49222°N 87.80083°W |
| Area | 702 acres (284 ha) |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Management | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| IUCN category | V - Protected Landscape/Seascape |
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Harrington Beach State Park is a 702-acre (284 ha) Wisconsin state park[1] on the shore of Lake Michigan. In addition to a mile-long beach, the park contains a white cedar swamp surrounding a 26-acre (11 ha) lake that used to be a stone quarry. The park provides campgrounds, hiking trails, picnic, and bird watch areas.
History
A campground of 73 sites opened in 2009; it was the first new campground at a Wisconsin State Park in over 20 years.[1] Construction began in 2008 and it was completed in the beginning of September 2009.[1] It opened with 32 electric sites, 33 non-electric sites, 5 walk-in sites, one kayak site (only accessible by water), one group campsite, and one site for the campground host.[1] Before the campground was added, the park had up to 120,000 visitors per year.[1]
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