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OUTDOOR DunesIndiana ADVENTURES Beaches & Beyond MAP NORTH REGION ITINERARY Use our ready-to-go, two-day itinerary. After all, who has time for planning with all these adventures waiting for you? Day one—intense adventures 1. Park at Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. Get your answered by real people and pick up a . Also check out our . 2. from there to the Indiana Dunes State Park on the Dunes-Kankakee Trail. 3. the 3 Dune Challenge, which starts at the state park nature center. 4. at the state park, or pedal back to the Visitor Center where they have . 5. Tackle the 250 stairs of the Dune Succession Trail at West Beach, then at the beach to cool down. 6. Head to Marquette Park to the lagoons before checking out the trails there. 7. Check into one of our great (page 64–66). Day two—relaxed exploration 1. Wander the trails at Brincka Cross Gardens and admire the wide variety of . 2. from the platform at the Great Marsh Trail. 3. Enjoy a view of Lake Michigan as you at Lake View . 4. the trails and boardwalks at Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve. 5. the paved Prairie-Duneland Trail for an easy bike ride. 6. Take your to enjoy the Lake Michigan sunset at Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk. Find out more! indianadunes.com/beyond- Outdoor Adventure Near the Windy City the-beach/dunes Read a blog about the Dunes Region Itinerary! indianadunes.com/outdoor-adventures beachoutdooradventures.com MID REGION ITINERARY Use our ready-to-go two-day itinerary. After all, who has time for planning with all these adventures waiting for you? Day one—grown-up excursions 1. Pinhook Bog during a scheduled time with rangers. Walk across water and hunt for rare carnivorous and orchid species. 2. at Bluhm Park across six miles of natural trails. 3. Take your to Rogers-Lakewood Park for a . 4. Play a round of at Rogers-Lakewood and rent a paddle on the lake. 5. at the Meadowbrook Nature Preserve, then stop by the Shirley Heinze Land Trust offices to learn about land protection and restoration efforts. 6. Check into one of our many great . Day two—kid-friendly outings 1. Be amazed by up-close bison at Broken Wagon Bison Farm. Be sure to take your . 2. Explore the garden and playground at Foundation Meadows Park. Or rent a paddle boat and poles at nearby Rogers- Lakewood Park. 3. Eat a at Central Park Plaza, and let the kids cool down in the splash pad. 4. the trails at Taltree Arboretum, and enjoy the railway garden with running model trains. Find out more! indianadunes.com/beyond- the-beach/moraine SOUTH REGION ITINERARY Use our ready-to-go two-day itinerary. After all, who has time for planning with all these adventures waiting for you? Day one—land lovers trek 1. Stop for at one of our breakfast spots to fuel up. Be sure to also get to-go orders for lunch later today. 2. Explore Kankakee Sands this morning while and wildlife viewing. 3. Head over to Jasper-Pulaski Fish & Wildlife to see Sandhill Cranes or watch along the banks of the Kankakee River. 4. Check into one of our great . Day two—waterways journey 1. Drop the in at Dunn’s Bridge and paddle west to 700 West. 2. Stop at Baum’s Bridge to eat and rest while you or . 3. Continue west to Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park, bringing you to a total of 18 miles paddled today! Go for a short while you are there. 4. While you travel today enjoy and on the waters of the Kankakee. Find out more! indianadunes.com/beyond- the-beach/kankakee 1 M18 Alyea Park 2 M18 Ambler Flatwoods Nature Preserve 3 M18 American Discovery Trail 4 M18 Aukiki Wetland Conservation Area 5 M18 Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm 6 M18 Barker Woods 7 M18 Beverly Shores Area OUTDOOR ADVENTURES MAP 8 M18 Bicentennial Park 9 M18 Bluhm County Park 10 M18 Brincka-Cross Gardens 11 M18 Broken Wagon Bison 12 M18 Brookdale Park 13 M18 C&O Greenway 14 M18 Calumet Bike Trail 15 M18 Calumet Park 16 M18 Campbell Street Access 17 M18 Central Avenue Beach 18 M18 Central Park Plaza 19 M18 Chustak Public Fishing Area 20 M18 Coffee Creek Park A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y 21 M18 Coffee Creek Watershed Preserve 22 M18 Countryside Park and Alton Goin Museum 1 1 23 M18 Cowles Bog Trail 24 M18 Creek Ridge County Park 95 New Buffalo 25 M18 Creekside Park 2 2 26 M18 Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve 27 M18 239 94 Dale B. Engquist Nature Preserve 12 28 M18 Deep River County Park US BIKE ROUTE 36 3 Wilson Rd 3 29 M18 Deep River Water Trail Michiana MICHIGAN 30 M18 Deer Trail Park Michiana 77 W 10 E 1000 N ShShooresres 00 N INDIANA 31 M18 Drazer Park (Thomas S. Drazer Memorial Park) E 0 0 5 Long 94 4 N 32 M18 Dunbar Beach 4 E 900 N 77 Beach 12 US BIKE ROUTE 36 33 M18 Dune Park Station 128 44 2 Tryon Rd 39 92 d W 800 N Saugany 15 R 34 E k M18 Dune Succession Trail Lake c E i 5 W Michigan 2 w 131 0 r Blvd 4 0 Hudson a 212 3 124 N K t Lake S N Meer Rd. S 5 h 72 35 M18 Dunes Kankakee Trail 5 94 t Chicago 4 Warnke Rd W St Chicago 35 d 61 17 90 R Michigan E M e C ichig t 36 e a a M18 n i Dunn’s Bridge County Park 52 Lake n B t lvd i t Greenwood Ave J r City v a o 80 r l o D A h 20 rly d E Coolspring n N e v s E 600 N R t v e t 53 e rl o S B a S 37 n Silver Ave M18 East Branch Little Calumet Water Trail I Trail n 78 E n Michigan k d R i l Lake i c a r d k n t D CALUMET TRAIL o 6 n Creek a 130 ro n Beverly c 20 p a F h 123 o 32 r l Indiana k e c t F e 6 i a i s Indiana Dunes National Park L y 38 6 v M18 East Chicago Marina 7 20 Harbor a B Shores H A l v 74 w t 77 d d d t e a n S R o a m Whiting g r Town of hi k Wolf u ic l B r M a a 51 39 M18 Erie Lackawanna Trail Lake C 20 P Pines 12 421 E 2 35 e t 0 Finger a 0 Whiting 120 t Rolling 12 5 Lake S 20 W Kieffer Rd W 400 N CALUMET 14 TRAIL N 40 90 E Prairie M18 Festival Park 29th St 106 1 24 W S Hunt dD y 10 chu R w ltz Rd Lake y ic H W e k TRAIL s Rd 7 912 l e 63 e E ess 7 i y d un Furn J R D 41 M18 d o 77 R Forest Park R d 38 h R n y US BIKE l s r Dune s 62 US BIKE ROUTE 36 on e 47 ROUTE 36 g R v n DUNES KANKAKEE 89 i 23 d a r US BIKE ROUTE 36 p Acres 32 Rd 42E W M18 e Foundation Meadows Park and Butterfly Meadows S W 200 N/Snyder Rd v 0 r l East N A 94 0 a D 20 2 r 6 E 1400 N d 6 e 103 l t Colum 77 e 141st S bus Dr n Clear MARQUETTE 0 v N e n o i i 35 0 f A s Lake f 0 Chicago l 107 W 20 N GREENWAY M E 200 N 43 E M18 e d e DUNES Founders Square Park and Hannah’s Hope Playground i ounty Line l d h N Fishtrap c KANKAKEE R S Porter u e E Lake k N C g E Burns TRAIL Hill Rd r Oak E Chicago Av 104 a e 0 101 hite Head Rd E 150 N i Pine W o W 8 1 0 50 312 n N 8 e 63 W 450 N 3 Little Calumet River z 44 Lake La Porte M18 G Harbor Friendship Botanic Gardens o Ogden Dunes 5 N 12 t W W W I S n N a Clear 41 d 57 56 0 v Oak Ave e k u H 0 S s 129 34 73 Crane r 115 Lake r i D 58 o 5 l d b t un y y a e 59 le M r 88 113 xaM s Hw lahcoM 85 27 l 80 R i m y ic a P 45 M18 Lake S h l N Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest ig 130 55 e t a Grand Calumet H MARQUETTE Calumet 90 135 37 s ve n w v 90 E Jef e A S y 121 i f rson t River GREENWAY Lagoon d 12 105 E1275 N 421 ll 102 Stone Lily Hwy e 80 R 56 114 Indiana 122 Swede Lake Eas e Lake S t t e -W u 90 n i v 46 m es S 249 30 79 W Porter Ave Burdick Rd Lake M18 ERIE LACKAWANNA TRAIL t Little Calumet 20 E Gibson Woods Nature Preserve m T L P A o o l r e e l Rd ter A E 82 y 117 r k y W 4th River ve 109 S Ave 99 t S a t d t n H E L e w u y 9 n 46 20 0 o 9 Hammond S r Rd Hammond e n W 5th Ave Snyd 0 y 20 W d C c e 47 E Burdi k Rd 6 M18 a t 94 v 131 Glenwood Dunes Trail l K d n Rd Ave S w lto 5 St Me S 16 th d r t B Me e lto R n d d R d v x Portage l e S D v e d s a R Kingsbury k 1000 N i a v B v r l A f r o 60 d R t l r r Chesterton A o n A a Gary d o a o u l 912 S 2 n Toll Rd i B p t o 49 y n o B 90 C C a b s 48 a e 169 th St y o M18 a 4 i W 15th Ave 134 l 116 East-West w Gordon & Faith Greiner Nature Preserve S n e 64 B d e m m l age Ave Port g m i Indiana T a u r i u u p n h C l l e e E 15th Ave i aylor e d Rd o o v o n m a t GRAND ILLINOIS TRAIL t R n r L r a a M I H A C S E C l St Salt Creek 3rd 17 A Lake S W 21st Ave D t 93 v E e N e 0 n 49 n 49 g M18 0 0 Grand Illinois Trail i a 21 l d MONON TRAIL n 5 4 r Station 80 53 i 90 E R C 98 2 G K 9 l Ave N Centra 5 k r N d 0 43 a e 10 29 N i R d 10 h n R t t z k lie Upper Fish u o 50 M18 Grand Kankakee Marsh County Park e 108 o J 4 d L 94 e 80 136 W Lake v r W l n 6 S 150 W i c B t Stone Ave S r 110 w W d 30 a 12 0 S o l n 67 l s Rd i E 0 M W 875 N a 30 S a teb W r Rid 84 51 Tra g E LINCOLN 51 e R W M18 d E 0 Great Marsh Trail G 84 0 MEMORIAL Stillwell Lower Fish PRAIRIE DUNELAND TRAIL 1 Munster 149 1 39 LITTLE CALUMET RIVER LEVEE TRAIL 550 TRAIL 35 Lake e E S 22 v N Rd 83 idge US BIKE ROUTE 36 A 0 AMERICAN E R E 37th Ave t t W LA PORTE 52 M180 R e id e 7 ge Rd S 6 Hammond Lakefront Park and Bird Sanctuary t Hamlet DISCOVERY v W 400 S d 6 m n S Highland S PENNSY GREENWAY A ERIE LACKAWANNA TRAIL i u R t COUNTY TRAIL l 11 s 9 x r 39 l South a 11 Munster n W a a o f o l C Park b o 119 0 87 c 4 o o W Joliet Rd W AMERICAN DISCOVERY TRAIL 48p 5 5 t s 53 t N r M18 h i Hammond Marina C Haven 4 S H S t 0 Ave e GRAND ILLINOIS TRAIL W 0 v 26 N W 45th v d A e d N N i e Lake W 700 5 N d n R L W 700 N v N 40 91 y a E R S A l p a N W 3rd e St p 5 n y w 104 v u Kingsury 7 a d d 54 54 i Westville M18 e Haven Hollow Park 6 e l H a W 49th Ave d Griffith i n o C 41 66 r S S OAK SAVANNAHr TRAIL n Lake e t e B t M S K George Long S E 10th St ve E 53rd A W Main St W 53rd Ave n 16 i 125 d e W 600 N Lake s 19 55 M18 s Hawthorne Park 55 R E 600 n N a US BIKE ROUTE 36 l rt W 600 o S h d o Hupp Rd c 12 v o 86 C s 12 l i e Loomis 6 p 96 65 oba B 57th Ave v Rd
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