The Ridges Sanctuary

Jennifer D

2 months ago

A beautiful nature walk on the quiet side of Door County. The preservation of the land, study of the swales and geography, the flora and fauna are so amazing. Took a short tour with a lovely guide and learned so much about this unique place. Highly recommend

Luke

5 months ago

Great nature experience in a region with a lot of such things to offer. The experience starts at a modern indoor nature center with many exhibits and clean bathrooms. Five miles of outdoor trails, both in the form of boardwalks and mulch, traverse thick forests and multiple swales. Lots of birds and other wildlife call this area home. Also features the Bailey’s Harbor range lights. The parking lot is on the small side, but lots of street parking in nearby downtown Bailey’s Harbor is available within several blocks.

aaron maedke

5 months ago

It was a little chilly (38°F) but the hike was still nice. Couldn't hit some of the trails because of the high water/snowy conditions. I'll definitely be back when the weather gets warmer

Tania Womack

a year ago

The Ridges actually is three properties – I was fortunate enough to have the time to hike all of the Logan Creek property, and then went onto the actual sanctuary down the road and hike to the longest loop trail. In both cases, I saw a total of only seven people between the two properties. For me, that was delightful. The trails are absolutely lovely with, for the most part, wide mulched paths. For the paths that are deeper in the wooded areas, they are well worn and clearly marked with tape. There's so much to take in as far as the flowers and fungi and the sheer beauty of it all. Both parks are extremely well-maintained – I saw no trash at all. Five dollars is an incredible value for admission – and it is an honor system.

Mike Holden

a year ago

Parking is really strange. There’s multiple parking lots in different areas but google can’t find any of them and there’s no signs posted on the roads. Apparently you have to use Waze or Apple Maps to find them. I dropped one star for the parking headache. Other than the parking it was a nice relaxing hike through the ridges. We didn’t do a guided hike or anything, we just enjoyed the trails ourselves. The boardwalks really helped because it can get pretty swampy in some areas. The Range Lights were interesting and there were a couple of tour guides giving a brief overview of everything. We saw some wildflowers and heard lots of birds on our hike. There weren’t any bugs out yet thankfully.