Door County with your dog

Usually "trails yes, beach no" — the caveat is on each card and page.

Sister Bay Family Dining

Al Johnson’s Swedish Restaurant

We love Al Johnson’s because it feels like a true Door County tradition, from the goats grazing on the grass-covered roof to the welcoming…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Kid Approved
• Live Music
• Veg options

Sister Bay Coffee

Analog Ice Cream & Coffee

Everyone loves an ice-cream-and-coffee combo, and Analog leans all the way in. Our warm-weather default.

• Dogs, with caveats
• Seasonal

Ephraim Family Dining

Anatolia

Anatolia is one of those tucked-away Door County gems that delivers big, beautiful, deeply satisfying meals every time. Founded by a former J-1…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Veg options

Fish Creek Date Night

Barringer's

The steak house. Specially selected cuts, fresh seafood, generous sides, and craft cocktails in a historic dining room — the reliable…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Veg options

Sister Bay Coffee

Basecamp

Hidden behind Ecology Sports — the caffeine stop that feels like a local secret, because it mostly is.

• Dogs, with caveats
• Veg options

Baileys Harbor Parks & Hikes

Cana Island Lighthouse

The walk across the causeway is half of it — a rocky spit of land with the lake on both sides of you, and then an island barely big enough for a…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Seasonal
• Kid Approved

Sister Bay Family Dining

Door County Creamery

Local goat cheese, amazing gelato, and a solid local wine shelf in one stop. We never leave without something for the cottage fridge.

• Dogs, with caveats
• Veg options

Ellison Bay Beaches

Ellison Bay Community Park & Beach

Still popular, but calmer than the marquee beaches — the one we pick when we want room to spread out. Playground and courts keep restless kids busy…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Free
• Kid Approved

Egg Harbor Adventures

Fourth of July Parade

Egg Harbor’s Fourth of July parade is one of our favorite family traditions. We’ve been coming for more than 10 years, and it always feels like a…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Free
• Kid Approved
• Seasonal

Sister Bay Coffee

Happy Coffee

The morning stop in Sister Bay. Get there before early afternoon, because when it’s gone, it’s gone.

• Dogs, with caveats
• Veg options

Baileys Harbor Date Night

Harbor Fish Market & Grille

Amazing seafood in Baileys Harbor, morning through night — and the patio welcomes the dog, which makes it the rare date-night spot that doesn’t…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Book Ahead

Sister Bay Family Dining

Husby’s

The great family-friendly bar: TVs when there’s a match on, a great patio, and live music spilling out of the garage on summer evenings. Everyone…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Kid Approved
• Live Music
• Veg options

Ellison Bay Wine, Beer & Cider

Island Orchard Cider

French Normandy-style hard cider made from apples grown on Washington Island and ferried across Death’s Door. Tastings and flights in the Ellison…

• Dogs, with caveats

Sister Bay Coffee

June’s Farmhouse

Coffee and tea by morning, wine by evening, live music in the backyard most days — the front-porch half of the Peach Barn property.

• Dogs, with caveats
• Live Music
• Veg options

Sturgeon Bay Family Dining

Kitty O'Reillys

We always stop at Kitty O’Reilly’s for lunch on our way up the peninsula. The outdoor patio is fabulous, the menu has something for everyone in the…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Veg options

Baileys Harbor Wine, Beer & Cider

Lake Fire Winery

We discovered Lake Fire Winery last summer, and it has quickly become a favorite annual girls’ outing. This charming Baileys Harbor spot is Door…

• Dogs, with caveats

Sister Bay Local Food

Mighty Wind Farms

Mighty Wind Farms is one of those wonderful Door County stops where sustainability and local food come together. Drop off your kitchen compost at…

• Dogs, with caveats

Ellison Bay Family Dining

Mink River Basin

The casual Ellison Bay standby — steaks, local whitefish, burgers, and a Friday fish fry, with a giant arcade room that buys the grown-ups a second…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Kid Approved
• Veg options

Fish Creek Beaches

Nicolet Beach

Busy but fun — the beach you make a whole day of. Swim, rent a paddleboard, get something from the concession stand, then ride bikes through the…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Kid Approved

Egg Harbor Wine, Beer & Cider

One Barrel Brewing Co. & Pizza Bros

One Barrel Brewing Company and Pizza Bros are such a fun Egg Harbor stop. Enjoy wood-fired pizza and a local beer, cider, seltzer, or soda on the…

• Dogs, with caveats

Sister Bay Wine, Beer & Cider

Peach Barn Farmhouse & Brewery

Casual in the best way: a great barn, a big yard, live music every afternoon, and all ages welcome. Throw the lawn chairs in the trunk and settle in.

• Dogs, with caveats
• Live Music
• Kid Approved

Ephraim Wine, Beer & Cider

Pearl Wine Cottage

Ephraim’s little wine bar. Hours are limited, so check first — but when it’s open, it’s a lovely stop.

• Dogs, with caveats
• Seasonal

Fish Creek Parks & Hikes

Peninsula State Park

The classic for a reason. Bike paths through the trees, a busy-but-fun beach, and the Eagle Trail — our favorite hike in the park, down along the…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Kid Approved

Ellison Bay Beaches

Sand Bay Town Park

The quiet one. Beautiful, more private, and so shallow that kids can walk out forever. Pack a picnic and your own floaties; there are no rentals and…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Free
• Kid Approved

Sister Bay Family Dining

Sip

Half café, half homegoods shop, all dangerous for the wallet. Come for breakfast, stay for a browse, come back for trivia night.

• Dogs, with caveats
• Veg & vegan

Sister Bay Family Dining

Sister Bay Bowl

The best fish fry in Door County and the best perch you will ever have, full stop. Bowl a few frames while you wait, catch live music some nights,…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Live Music
• Veg options

Baileys Harbor Wine, Beer & Cider

Stone’s Throw Winery

A great little winery on the quiet road between Egg Harbor and Baileys Harbor — an easy pull-over on the drive across the peninsula.

• Dogs, with caveats

Baileys Harbor Wine, Beer & Cider

Sway Brewing + Blending

Sway Brewing + Blending is more than a brewery—it is a wonderful Baileys Harbor stop for small-batch beer, scratch-made pastries, coffee, and…

• Dogs, with caveats

Sister Bay Date Night

Thyme

Farm-to-table without the fuss, from two decades of Door County restaurant know-how. Casual enough for a weeknight, good enough for the last night…

• Dogs, with caveats
• Veg options

Ellison Bay Boutiques & Gifts

Turtle Ridge Gallery Boutique

Turtle Ridge Gallery-Boutique turns 40 this year! 🐢✨ This unique Ellison Bay gallery has been part of my life since childhood, and several members…

• Dogs, with caveats

Sister Bay Wine, Beer & Cider

Twelve Eleven Wine Bar + Provisions

A destination wine bar right in Sister Bay. Fire pits, blankets on cool nights, a glass of something good — the evening plan that requires no planning.

• Dogs, with caveats
• Live Music

• Boathouse on the Bay — Sister Bay
• Cappaert Contemporary Gallery — Egg Harbor
• Clay Bay Pottery — Ellison Bay
• Clay on Steele — Worth the Drive
• Door County Auditorium — Fish Creek
• Door Shakespeare — Baileys Harbor
• Edgewood Orchard Galleries — Fish Creek
• Ephraim Yacht Club — Ephraim
• Fine Line Designs Gallery — Ephraim
• Fragrant Isle Lavender Farm — Worth the Drive
• Hands On Art Studio — Fish Creek
• Henriksen’s Fish House — Ellison Bay
• Hill House — Gills Rock
• Idea Gallery — Jacksonport
• Inland Pizza — Baileys Harbor
• Ironwood Yoga & Pilates — Sister Bay
• Johnson’s Park — Sister Bay
• Juddville Contemporary Clay Studio Gallery — Fish Creek
• Kind Goods — Sister Bay
• Kress Pavilion — Egg Harbor
• Martinez Studio — Jacksonport
• Maxwell’s House — Egg Harbor
• Mountain Park Lookout Tower — Worth the Drive
• Northern Sky Theater — Fish Creek
• Novel Bay Books — Sturgeon Bay
• PC Junction — Egg Harbor
• Peninsula Players Theatre — Fish Creek
• Peninsula School of Art — Fish Creek
• Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf — Sister Bay
• Roots Inn & Kitchen — Sister Bay
• Schartner’s Farm Market — Egg Harbor
• Shoreline — Gills Rock
• Sister Bay Beach — Sister Bay (Not allowed in most of the beach park.)
• The Cherry Drop — Sister Bay
• The Clearing Folk School — Ellison Bay
• The Ginger House — Fish Creek
• The Hardy Gallery — Ephraim
• The Red Putter — Ephraim
• The Ridges Sanctuary — Baileys Harbor
• The Secret Garden of Door County — Ephraim
• The Well Nest — Egg Harbor
• White Gull Inn — Fish Creek
• White Pine at The Ellison Inn — Ellison Bay
• Wilson’s Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlor — Ephraim
• Woodwalk Gallery — Egg Harbor
• Write On, Door County — Fish Creek

We haven't confirmed these one way or the other, and we're not going to guess. Turning up with a dog on our say-so and being turned away is worse than us admitting we don't know, so call ahead. Tell us if you find out and we'll move it up the page.

• Björklunden — Baileys Harbor