Otumba Park Beach
Sturgeon Bay, WI
Otumba Park Beach is a three acre city park on the west side of Sturgeon Bay, on the water just across from downtown. The small beach has a Mobi-Mat that lets wheelchairs and walkers roll to the water. There's a picnic shelter with restrooms, a new playground split into areas by age, tennis and basketball courts, and grills.
One of the most accessible beaches in Door County with a great playground, though the beach itself is small.
How we score beachesIf anyone in your group uses a wheelchair or walker, this is the Door County beach to pick; the Mobi-Mat runs right to the waterline.
A lot at the park on West Juniper Street.
A Mobi-Mat runs across the sand to the water, and a walkway connects the parking area to the waterfront.
The bay is warm and calm by midsummer. In winter it freezes, and anglers are out on the ice.
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