Portage, 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

Northern Indiana Beaches in Indiana? Yes! Northern Indiana has a lengthy coastline on Lake Michigan. And this area that abounds in tall sand dunes is only thirty-five minutes from Chicago’s Loop. This is just one of t... Valparaiso, IN

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• Northern Indiana Scenic Drives and Road Trips

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: West Beach Loop (Distance: 3.0 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: 3.2 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

Oak Savannah Trail (Distance: 5.1 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

Little Calumet River Trail, Bailly Homestead, and Chellberg Farm (Distance: 5.7 mi) This loop hike begins near the historic Bailly Homestead, continues along the Little Calumet River through marsh and meadow, and concludes at the Chellberg Farm. These days the Bailly site, which is ...

Chesterton, IN - Hiking - length:3.1 mi

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Bailly/Chellberg Hike (Distance: 5.8 mi) Get a glimpse of early settlement life in northwestern Indiana by touring the homesteads of two frontier families. You’ll also see wooded ravines, rich bottomland forest that grows beside the Little C...

Chesterton, IN - Hiking - length:3.3 mi

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Robbinhurst Robbinhurst Golf Club & Driving Range Public, 18 holes 5629 yards, par 68 2.8 miles from center of Portage, Indiana

Duck Creek Duck Creek Country Club Public, 18 holes 5338 yards, par 70 3.5 miles from center of Portage, Indiana

Brassie The Brassie Golf Club Public, 18 holes 7008 yards, par 72 5.0 miles from center of Portage, Indiana

Pines River Pointe Country Club Private Non-Equity, 9 holes 3167 yards, par 36 6.4 miles from center of Portage, Indiana

Ponds River Pointe Country Club Private Non-Equity, 9 holes 3299 yards, par 36 6.4 miles from center of Portage, Indiana

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