Hiking in Door County

Rock Island Wisconsin

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Potawatomi Lighthouse on Rock Island in Door County Wisconsin at sunset

Rock Island is a 912-acre Wisconsin state park in Door County that takes two ferry rides to reach. The first ferry leaves Gills Rock for Washington Island. The second leaves Washington Island and takes visitors to Rock Island, where you’ll find hiking trails, shoreline views, a historic boathouse, primitive camping, and Wisconsin’s oldest lighthouse station. … Read more

Ephraim Wisconsin Wetlands Preserve

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Entrance sign for Ephraim Wetlands Preserve in Door County Wisconsin

Ephraim Wetlands Preserve in Door County, Wisconsin Ephraim Wetlands Preserve is a small nature preserve in Ephraim, Wisconsin with a short and easy walking loop through cedar woods, wetland habitat, and seasonal wildflowers. While the walk itself is brief, this quiet preserve is especially worth visiting for its butterflies, migrating birds, frogs, and changing blooms … Read more

Toft Point for an Afternoon Hike

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Waterfowl swimming along the rocky shoreline at Toft Point Natural Area in Door County Wisconsin

Toft Point is located on Toft Road in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin, on a beautiful 732-acre natural area managed by UW–Green Bay. This quiet preserve is one of Door County’s hidden gems, with boreal forest, mossy woods, historic remnants, rocky Lake Michigan shoreline, and peaceful hiking trails.

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Ridges Sanctuary Door County Nature Preserve

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Wooden boardwalk at The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor Door County Wisconsin

The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin

The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor is one of the most distinctive nature preserves in Door County. Known for its winding boardwalks, wetland trails, rare plants, and quiet woodland scenery, it is a place where you can slow down and explore a very different side of the peninsula.

Spread across roughly 1,600 acres, The Ridges protects a unique landscape of swales, ridges, wetlands, boreal forest, and shoreline habitat. For visitors who enjoy wildflowers, birding, photography, and peaceful nature walks, it is one of the most rewarding places to visit in Baileys Harbor.

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