Indiana Parks and Recreation Areas

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, authorized by Congress in 1966, is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois in the counties of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte in Northwest Indiana. The national lakeshore runs for nearly 25 miles along southern Lake Michigan, bordered by Michigan City, Indiana on the east, and Gary on the west. read more...

Phone: 219-926-7561 x225   Price Range: $1 - $15   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Porter   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Swimming, Wildlife Watching, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial preserves the site of the farm where Abraham Lincoln spent 14 formative years of his life, from the ages of 7 to 21. He and his family moved to Indiana in 1816 and stayed until 1830 when they moved on to Illinois. During this period, Lincoln grew physically and intellectually into a man. read more...

Phone: (812) 937-4541   Price Range: $3 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Lincoln City   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

A classic memorial stands on the site of Fort Sackville to commemorate the capture of the fort from British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton and his soldiers by Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark and his frontiersmen on February 25, 1779. The heroic march of Clark's men from Kaskaskia on the Mississippi in mid-winter and the subsequent victory over the British remains one of the great feats of the American Revolution.

Phone: (812) 882-1776   Price Range: $3 - $4   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Vincennes   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Park   Activities:   Details Provided By: George Rogers Clark