Gary, Indiana Travel Information

Dunes and the Big Lake: Indiana's Lake Michigan Shoreline The 25-mile drive covers the lakeshore from Gary to Michigan City. Special attractions: Steel industrial complexes, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education... Miller, IN

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• Northern Indiana Scenic Drives and Road Trips

Oak Ridge Prairie Loop (Distance: 5.2 mi) Oak Ridge Prairie County Park allows visitors to sample a variety of appealing environments within a fairly small area. During the hike, the landscape swiftly moves from lakeshore to woodland to prair...

Griffith, IN - Hiking - length:3.15 mi

Oak Savannah Trail (Distance: 6.0 mi) The Oak Savannah Trail takes its name from the unique ecosystem that it runs through. Once pervasive throughout northern Indiana, the oak savannah is a transitional zone between forest and prairie, wi...

Gary, IN - Rail-Trails - length:6.25 mi

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: West Beach Loop (Distance: 7.6 mi) Take in great views on high dunes topped with marram grass, jack pine, and cottonwood trees. Coming off the dunes, the trail runs along a scenic lake, through a sandy savanna, and into dense woodland....

Portage, IN - Hiking - length:3.15 mi

Dune Succession Trail (Distance: 7.7 mi) This is an interpretive hike that highlights the stages of dune development through plant succession. Special Attractions: the intradunal pond, the dunes, and the viewing platform.

Chesterton, IN - Hiking - length:1 mi

Erie Lackawanna Trail (Distance: 9.2 mi) Running from Crown Point to Highland, the Erie Lackawanna Trail passes through wetlands and open space on an unusually wide, paved corridor. The northern section is a popular thoroughfare that lends g...

Gary, IN - Rail-Trails - length:9.9 mi

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South Gleason Park South Gleason Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6312 yards, par 71 1.6 miles from center of Gary, Indiana

Calumet Calumet Golf Club Public, 9 holes 2655 yards, par 35 3.0 miles from center of Gary, Indiana

Griffith Griffith Golf Center Public, 18 holes 2653 yards, par 54 4.8 miles from center of Gary, Indiana

Turkey Creek Turkey Creek Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6312 yards, par 70 5.4 miles from center of Gary, Indiana

Innsbrook Innsbrook Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6430 yards, par 72 6.0 miles from center of Gary, Indiana

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