You surprised your mom with a Bay Shore Inn getaway for her Mother’s Day gift, but don’t have anything planned to do while you’re visiting? We have the perfect list of activities she can enjoy during her stay with us!
Enjoy A Pool Day At Bay Shore Inn
Weather permitting and if our pool is open, head out to our outdoor pool and enjoy the sun. If it’s gloomy and chilly, head over to our indoor heated pool, where you can still enjoy a relaxing pool day.
Beach Day With Mom
If you’re looking to spend some time enjoying water sports or laying on the beach taking in the beautiful water views, we recommend checking out these beaches around Door County.
Beautiful bayside beaches in Door County you need to visit!
- Fish Creek Beach: Looking for a beautiful sandy beach with a perfect viewing dock for all the bay views? Fish Creek Beach is just the place! Here you can sunbathe and relax, take a swim, or take in all the scenic views.
- Sister Bay Beach: This public beach is the largest beach and beachfront in Door County. Sister Bay Beach offers beautiful sunset views and has a swim pier, swim raft, performance pavilion, and kayak and paddle board rentals. It’s located downtown allowing you to check out all the restaurant and shop options.
- Egg Harbor Beach: Located near the charming Village of Egg Harbor, near the downtown area, you can bask in the sun along the 500 feet of waterfront at Egg Harbor Beach. Kayak rentals and a nearby hand boat launch invite exploration on the gentle waters. The beach offers many different amenities, including restrooms, expanded parking, grass areas, and a beautiful paved pathway to the sandy shores.
Lakeside beaches in Door County!
- Ridges Beach: Delightful gem within Ridges County Park in Baileys Harbor. Ridges Beach is the perfect spot for an early morning sunrise view, picnic, laying in the sun, or taking a swim. If windy, catch kite boarders racing on the waves! It’s close to the downtown area, near charming restaurants.
- Newport State Park Beach: Tucked away in the northern part of Newport State Park, the breathtaking Newport Beach beckons with 11 miles of untouched Lake Michigan water access. Perfect sandy shorelines for sunbathing and picnicking. If you’re feeling adventurous, follow the weaving trails through the woods and check out the sandy enclaves of sparkling waters.
- Whitefish Dunes Beach: Often called one of the best beaches in Wisconsin, Whitefish Dunes Beach is great for swimming. Its mile-long sandy beach offers lots of space for playing volleyball, having a picnic, or reading a book while laying on your favorite beach towel.
Wine Tasting and Spa Mother & Daughter Date
If being in the water or at the beach isn’t really mom’s thing, don’t worry, we have other activities you guys can enjoy together. Check out some of the wineries and spas near Bay Shore Inn.
Wineries For You And Mom!
- Door Winery 44: Located in the heart of Door County at the corner of Hwy 42 and County P, Door Winery 44 is a must see. Enjoy wine tasting of award winning wines, stroll through their 6-acre vineyard, or relax on their patio and enjoy their beautiful view. Door Winery 44 also offers a large selection of local artisan cheeses and snacks that can be used to build your own charcuterie board. Open daily from 10am-6pm!
- Red Oak Winery: At this family-owned winery business, you’ll be able to hand select five choices from their list. Along with wine tasting, each customer is given breadsticks to cleanse the pallet between each taste. Each customer is also given the option of milk, dark, or hazelnut chocolate to choose from. Red Oak Winery’s selection of wines range from semi sweet, fruit wines, dry whites, dry reds, and dessert wines. Check them out!
- Lautenbach’s Country Winery and Market: At Lautenbach’s Orchard Country Winery & Market you’ll get the best of both worlds! Shop their large variety of locally produced specialty foods and enjoy their made fresh daily baked goods. Anything from cherry pie and donuts, to turnovers and strudels. Create your own flight to enjoy at your own speed inside the rustic cupola room, or seasonally outside on their patio and covered areas at their Winery and Cider Co Tasting Room.
Mother’s Day Relaxation!
- Lavender Spa: Located within the Settlement Inn at 9126 State Rd 42 between Fish Creek & Egg Harbor. This spa offers relaxation and specialty services to balance the mind, body, & spirit. You can pick from a variety of massage options such as, signature messages; face, body, feet, roller massages, specialty services: emotional release sound therapy, neuro-muscular therapy, hot stone massage, mind, body, & spirit, and more. Open to the public through appointment only!
- Samadhi Massage and Wellness: Transcend the limitations of the body at Samadhi Massage and Wellness. This independently owned boutique massage studio offers a variety of services. From therapeutic massages to reflexology to reiki, experience mind, body, and soul relaxation at the hands of studio owner, Hailey Salmeri!
- SaguaroDay Spa: Looking for a peaceful & safe, southwest-inspired sanctuary spa vibe? SaguaroDay Spa is the perfect place for you. This Spa promotes a holistic retreat through relaxation, reflection, and revitalization. SaguaroDay Spa offers relaxation, therapeutic, maternity, and zenz stone massages. As well as, body work, fassages, purifications, footpaths, and steam therapy. Book your customized massage journey today!
If you haven’t booked your stay with us yet, make sure you do so and start planning for the best getaway with Mom!