A friend told me about the Door County Sled Dog Rides and I knew I had to try it out. You can get information from their website, Facebook page, (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Door-County-Sled-Dogs/154011787973731) or by calling their hotline. I think most of the time they're at Whitnall Park, but the weekend we happened to visit, they were near McKinley Marina. We found easy parking in their nearby lot and headed into the line. It was pretty busy! It's $15 per person to ride and it all goes to a great cause - their non-profit. All of the dogs are rescues and so friendly. At home, the dogs are able to run and are never chained up. Here for the event, they were tied up near their traveling bus so everyone could pet them and give them some cuddles and love. They liked that, but I could tell what they really loved was getting out there and running the sleigh. We got there right when they opened at 11:00, but everyone apparently had the same idea. We waited 1.5 hours for our ride. Not a fun wait in the cold, but there are plenty of dogs to cuddle and the ride, albeit short, was so worth it! It was really, really fun. Two people can ride at a time (or maybe three kids). All of the volunteers running the event were so friendly and fun and were happy to impart knowledge or answer any questions. This is a great winter activity to try - kids and adults will love it. Next time, I'd like to try the Whitnall Park location. The volunteers said there is a warming house there where you can get hot chocolate while you wait for your ride! read more

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The reason I'm giving Two stars. We paid $15 a head for less then a one minute ride. When we got to location, it seemed like the staff was all about getting this done as fast a possible. We were told they were going to do a couple laps of a football field it was one lap maybe 40 yards 20 yards wide....... Anyways, The dogs are beautiful, and The female staff member is very kind. I just feel $15 a person for a very short ride is a little overpriced, but where else are you going to get a dogsled ride in the Milwaukee area can we all say monopoly. read more

Door County Sled Dogs - Sledding Near Me

A great experience for any dog lover and for those of us who will never get to the wilds of Alaska or elsewhere. The fee for a short ride is truly a donation for the welfare and care of the dogs. No price is too high for even a short ride or just a chance to pet these lovely animals. A wonderful time for children from "one to ninety-two." read more