Valparaiso, 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

Other Activities

• Northern Indiana Scenic Drives and Road Trips

Deep River Hike (Distance: 8.6 mi) This hike takes you along the edge of the Deep River as it meanders through a large, diverse hardwood forest. At some point during your visit, stop in at the gristmill that was first built next to the...

Merillville, IN - Hiking - length:2.9 mi

Prairie - Duneland Trail (Distance: 9.4 mi) As its name implies, a trip on the beautiful Prairie- Duneland Trail offers snapshots of the flora and fauna—from hardwood forest to remnant prairie grasslands—that once dominated this region. In spit...

Gary, IN - Rail-Trails - length:10.3 mi

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore: Bailly/Chellberg Hike (Distance: 10.3 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

Little Calumet River Trail, Bailly Homestead, and Chellberg Farm (Distance: 10.6 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

Oak Savannah Trail (Distance: 10.8 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

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Forest Park Forest Park Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 5642 yards, par 70 1.2 miles from center of Valparaiso, Indiana

Glen Course Creekside Golf Courses and Training Center Municipal, 9 holes 3270 yards, par 36 2.0 miles from center of Valparaiso, Indiana

Valparaiso Valparaiso Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6259 yards, par 72 2.2 miles from center of Valparaiso, Indiana

Mink Lake Mink Lake Golf Course Public, 9 holes 3000 yards, par 35 3.6 miles from center of Valparaiso, Indiana

Aberdeen The Course at Aberdeen Public, 18 holes 6917 yards, par 72 3.8 miles from center of Valparaiso, Indiana

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