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Parks & Hikes · Ellison Bay · just past Ellison Bay

Door Bluff Headlands County Park

Hickey PickFreeSunset Spot

One of our favorite hikes anywhere, and the best bluff-top water views on the peninsula. The first stretch is steep and rooty, then it settles into an easy walk through the trees with the bay flashing below.

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Beaches
Ellison Bay

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…”

FreeKid Approved Dogs: partly
Wine, Beer & Cider
Ellison Bay

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: partly
Coffee
Ellison Bay · in a re-purposed church on Mink River Road

Kick Ash Coffee

“Coffee roasted and poured in an old country church at the top of the peninsula — plus a gluten-free bakery and their own Door County Love granola…”