Saugatuck Is Open ~ Discover The Most Spectacular Outdoor Winter Adventures That Await You

Open And Amazing In Winter

Saugatuck, Michigan is open for business and is a sparkling winter landscape full of outdoor adventures. Did you know that our charming village is not just open in the winter? For many guests, winter is their favorite time of year to visit Wickwood Inn. Why? A Winter Wonderland stay at Wickwood Inn provides the perfect backdrop for your ultimate retreat: a place where food lovers gather with a few special added ingredients.

“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.”
~ John Steinbeck

A rejuvenating getaway with fresh flowers, libraries, games, cozy fireplaces, spectacular in-room massages, fabulous free WiFi, Private baths, music in every room, and scrumptious dining with a luxurious Gourmet Farm to Table Breakfast, homemade Afternoon and Evening Sweets, and our lavish Sips and Small Plates Hour at Six. Some of the fresh, Winter favorites we are serving include: Spicy Potato Puffs, Four Cheese Paninis, Crack Crackers with Spicy Three Pepper Chutney, and Hazelnut Mezzaluna Cookies (definitely a crowd favorite!) And, of course, there’s our GREAT OUTDOORS!

And, of course, there’s Saugatuck’s GREAT OUTDOORS! Nature is always open and ready for an adventure! While you’re here, you may want to walk in the woods, cross country ski or take a sleigh ride in the snow. Maybe you snowshoe in Saugatuck for the first time.

And, if you need a little inside warmth, there’s much open for that as well. Stroll the art galleries, shop, sample craft beer and cider, taste wine, go antiquing, dine, or dance, the night away. We promise you’ll leave Wickwood relaxed and refreshed.

Now Open And Ready For Winter Adventures

The trails are now open for for Cross Country Skiing and/or Snow Shoeing in the area, try:

Saugatuck Dunes State Park
Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area
Pigeon Creek park and Forest (15 miles)
Holland’s Outdoor Discovery Center (10 miles)
The Allegan Game Reserve (10 miles)
Love Creek Park on Huckleberry Road in Berrien County (about 45 minutes away)

Downhill Skiing nearby:

Bittersweet Ski Resort (25 miles)
Cannonsburg Ski Are (less than one hour away)

Sleigh Rides:

Bittersweet (Belgian horses and hay cart) near Fennville (featuring hot chocolate and cookies afterwards!)
Wild West Ranch (a beautiful old fashioned sleigh and horses) in Allegan

Open In Winter For Your Own ‘Olympic’ Experience

Feeling up for a bit more adventure and the need for speed? Why not try the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex Luge Track which, obviously, is only open in winter. Built by an olympian, open to mere mortals, this is one of only four luge tracks that exist in the United States.

Shorter in length than the Olympic tracks in Lake Placid and Salt Lake City, the Muskegon track provides an Olympic thrill with the safety of the participant in mind

Stay Fit & Eat Well During Your Stay

A Winter Getaway to Wickwood also makes it easy to stick to those New Year’s fitness-related resolutions. Saugatuck’s yoga studios and gyms are open all year. Walk-in to a yoga class any day of the week at our welcoming, all-levels yoga studio (Satya) located just across the street. Get in your weights and/or your cardio fix at the Blue Star Community Gym or Snap Fitness. Try a Kickboxing or Kettlebell class at Encompass Wellness.

Saugatuck’s restaurants serve some serious comfort food in winter. To wind down for the evening, try an intimate dining at Bowdie’s Chop House, The Southerner, Pennyroyal, Borrowed Time, Clearbrook Cafe, Everyday People Cafe, Phil’s Grill, or Coast 236.

Wickwood Inn Is Open In Winter, Too!

We’re open and our cozy fireplaces are roaring in our living room and our suites. Plus, now is the perfect time to snuggle up with Wickwood’s Cozy Winter Rates. So, don’t wait! Reserve your Romantic Winter Wonderland Getaway today!