Free
Cave Point County Park
Wave-carved limestone ledges and sea caves on the Lake Michigan side.
Door Peninsula, Wisconsin
Door County
A peninsula between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: five state parks, 11 lighthouses, cherry orchards and little harbour villages like Fish Creek and Ephraim.
Photo: Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, Peninsula State Park, Dasparag, CC BY-SA 4.0
Door County stretches about 70 miles into Lake Michigan. The bay side is lined with bluffs and harbour villages, and the lake side is quieter, with rocky shore and dunes. Pick a side, or do both.
This is cherry-orchard, fish-boil and lighthouse country, with Eagle Bluff in Peninsula State Park and Cana Island near Baileys Harbor.
Outdoors and nature
Trails, lookouts, waterfalls, beaches and time on the water come first.
Cheap
Peninsula State Park
Bluffs, beaches, bike trails and Eagle Bluff Lighthouse near Fish Creek.
Sights and attractions
Museums, landmarks and the places people come here for.
Free
Ephraim and Fish Creek
Harbour villages on the bay with white churches, shops and sunset views.
Paid
Cana Island Lighthouse
An 1869 lighthouse on an island reached by a causeway.
Season Open roughly May 1–Oct 31 (check before you go).
Paid
Door County Maritime Museum
Shipbuilding and lighthouse history in Sturgeon Bay.
Paid
Washington Island Ferry
A car ferry across the strait called Death's Door to Washington Island.
Season Schedules change through the year (check before you go).
Markets, shops and festivals
Main streets, markets and the dates worth planning around.
Free
Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant
Famous for goats grazing on its sod roof in Sister Bay in summer.
Free
Orchards and farm markets
Cherry and apple orchards with farm stands across the peninsula.
Season Seasonal, check official site.
Book a tour or activity
Cruises, tours and experiences people book here. Each one goes to the operator's official page, and you can still add it to your trip.
Peninsula Players
Outdoor summer theatre in Fish Creek.
Northern Sky Theater
Original musicals outdoors in Peninsula State Park.
Also bookable, listed above
These are in the lists above, so we don't repeat them here.
- Cana Island Lighthouse Tickets
- Washington Island Ferry Cruise
Part of our Door County and Green Bay guides.
Make it a weekend
Why stay the night
- Bay-side sunsets in Ephraim and Fish Creek are the evening ritual.
- The Washington Island ferry makes a full day.
- Peninsula Players and Northern Sky stage outdoor summer theatre.
Nearby and worth the drive
Green Bayabout 60 min · Guide ↗
The Fox River, a free wildlife sanctuary and Lambeau Field.
Washington Islandabout 30 min
By ferry from Northport.
Ready-made trips with Door County
2 days · Door County
Door County weekend
Bay-side villages and Peninsula State Park, then the lake side's lighthouses and caves.
2 days · Green Bay → Door County
Door County and Green Bay
The Fox River city of a free wildlife sanctuary and a famous stadium, and, an hour up the peninsula, harbours and bluff-top parks.
Good to know
- Tourism: doorcounty.com.
- State parks: A Wisconsin state park vehicle admission sticker is required: dnr.wisconsin.gov.
- We list only places we can check against an official source. Hours, seasons and prices change, so confirm before you go.
Photos on this page
Photo: Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, Peninsula State Park, Dasparag, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Wave-carved ledges at Cave Point County Park, Greg Tally - User: (WT-shared) WineCountryInn at wts wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: The beach at Whitefish Dunes State Park, User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: Boats in Eagle Harbor, Ephraim, w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Cana Island Lighthouse, Carl Wycoff from Nevada, USA, CC BY 2.0