Skip to content
Cana Island Lighthouse, Baileys Harbor, WI

Photo: Neal Letteney, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized.

SightseeingHistory BuffOutdoor AdventureLocal Gem

Cana Island Lighthouse

Cross a rocky causeway to an 1869 lighthouse and climb 97 spiral steps for views over Lake Michigan and Door County.

8800 E Cana Island Rd · Baileys Harbor, WI

About Cana Island Lighthouse

Cana Island Lighthouse stands on a small Lake Michigan island near Baileys Harbor, run for visitors by the Door County Maritime Museum. You reach it over a rocky causeway that lake water can cover, or by a tractor-drawn wagon. The 89-foot tower was built in 1869 and is still an active Coast Guard navigational aid. Climb 97 steps of the spiral staircase to the gallery deck, then tour the keeper's house and the oil house.

  • #lighthouse
  • #door county
  • #lake michigan
  • #tower climb

Printable maps

What's around here?

The closest stops to Cana Island Lighthouse, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums

    Ephraim Fire Museum

    Check prices

    A former firehouse in Ephraim, Wisconsin, turned into a museum of local firefighting history and equipment.

    7.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Peninsula State Park

    Under $25

    Climb Eagle Tower or take its accessible canopy ramp above the bluffs, then bike, swim and camp along 8 miles of Door County shoreline.

    9.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Newport State Park

    Check prices

    A forested wilderness state park at the tip of Door Peninsula, with Lake Michigan shoreline, hiking trails, and backcountry camping.

    10 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Whitefish Dunes State Park

    Check prices

    A day-use state park on the eastern Door Peninsula with large sand dunes, forest trails, and Lake Michigan shoreline.

    13 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Potawatomi State Park

    Check prices

    A Wisconsin state park on the Sturgeon Bay shore in southern Door County, with rolling upland terrain and limestone cliffs.

    24 mi awaySwitch it up: Sports & Outdoors

  • Sightseeing
    Outdoor Adventure

    Door County

    No admission fee

    A Lake Michigan peninsula of lighthouses, orchards and small harbor towns, nicknamed the Cape Cod of the Midwest.

    24 mi awayMore like this

Near Cana Island Lighthouse

More of the same kind

Keep exploring