Location: Ellison Bay
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Ellison Bay is an unincorporated census-designated place in northern Door County, Wisconsin, United States, within the town of Liberty Grove and is located on Highway 42 along the Green Bay. As of the 2010 census, its population is 165. Sur La Baie, one of Wisconsin's largest and most expensive homes, is located nearby.
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1. Ellison Bluff State Natural Area
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 135 reviews
Reviewed By laurajuarez - Gurnee, United States
Quick detour off highway 47 leads you into a beautiful road with more than one tree bisecting the road. The overlook is right off the parking lot and breathtaking view of Lake Michigan. There are other longer paths that can be hiked too.
2. Newport State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 161 reviews
Reviewed By ChicagoHiker2 - Naperville, United States
This was our first trip to Door County, Wisconsin. My wife and I enjoy walking, or hiking, so we decided to explore Newport State Park, on the Northeast end of the Door County peninsula. It was described as a Wilderness Park, and I would say that is an accurate statement. There are developed trails, throughout the park, including some wider paths that could be used for biking or a service vehicle, as there are several pit toilets that I'm sure need servicing, occasionally. We arrived in the morning, about 9:00 AM, and parked at parking lot P1. This was on a Tuesday, and there were approximately six cars parked at P1 on our arrival. There is a fee for parking in the Wisconsin State Parks. It can be purchased on-line and costs $38.00 for an entire year, (this is the fee for out-of-state travelers, it's less for state residents.) The state of Wisconsin will send you a sticker, for your car, within 30 days. If that's to long to wait, print out the receipt and display it on the left side of your front window dash. Back to our walk ... we noticed a "Poetry Trail" starting at the P1 parking area. Not being sure where it led or if it was a loop trial we walked down the road to P2 parking area, then found the Newport Trail and followed it along the Lake Michigan shoreline, passing Newport Bay, Sand Cove, Duck Bay and Varney Point. I had printed a map of the trails and park on-line, to help guide me. The same map was available from a kiosk, near the P1 parking area. (The kiosk was not staffed due to Covid-19.) As you proceed on the walk, you will come across a number of "wilderness campsites." A couple of these sites were being used by campers, but these are definitely "pack-in" sites, so if that was an interest, you would need to plan accordingly. Since this is a Dark Sky designated park, I would guess the stars would be amazing, there are no lights in this area. We ended up hiking a 6 mile loop route, that actually returned to P1 parking via the Rowley's Bay trail. This took us by the Poetry Trial, the one we had passed earlier, and led to P1 parking. By the way, there are Poetry Reading Stops along the Poetry Trail loop. We had packed a lunch, (sandwich, water, fruit, power bar), so we actually drove down to P3, and walked out to Lake Michigan, where we found a bench and had a beautiful view of Lake Michigan, while eating. The total time, (including eating lunch), was 4 hours. We will have to explore the trails to Europe Lake and Bay on a future trip. This was a great walk, I would definitely recommend!
3. Door Bluff Headland’s County Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By christine102262 - La Crosse, United States
No crowds. Great walks through cedar forests on undeveloped trails. Keep going and the better the views get. We enjoyed going here, away from the more traveled and touristy areas. Seems a few other people were here when we arrived but very few ventured beyond the first few steps on to the trail as it looks like it doesn't go anywhere. Just keep winding your way through the cedars and you'll come to the top where the view is nice and there's a bench waiting for you to sit on.
4. Europe Lake
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By 434brendaz
Nice lake for learning to Kayak, would be fun to float on the lake and enjoy the solitude. Great lake for canoeing, clear water can watch the minows swim around. We were trying to fish but couldn't find any larger fish.
