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I don’t know why I came here in the first place. I just got in my car and drove all night. No plans no thought at all. It called out to me and I followed the call
All the way until the end.
Family friendly ball park with a cool view of industry, trains, planes and automobiles. Crowd pleasing activities and friendly vibes as the various teams battle on the field.
This trail starts at the West Beach parking lot and ends up at West Beach, just via an indirect (and more scenic) route than the regular pathway that leads there.
The entire trail is about a mile and took us 20 minutes. The trail starts out through sand, but quick hits a boardwalk, and the remainder of it is on the boardwalk. There are a fair number of steps up at the beginning, leading to a platform with some informative panels. We then continued on with various up and down stairways, passing some runners who were apparently getting in their hill workouts.
The views of Lake Michigan from the higher points of the trail were quite nice, and then we could see the beach and eventually reached it. That let us end our hike with a little bit of a stroll along the beach itself. You could follow the boardwalk back to your starting point, but we just took the shorter concrete pathway back to our car.
This is a cool spot to see a beautiful overlook of the dunes, Lake Michigan, and the Chicago skyline. Walk in through the front column and up one of the stairways to access the publicly available overlook. Sometimes this gets booked for an event but it's mostly just open to explore. It's a scenic view from a historic structure. Very cool.
Miller Woods trail is a beautiful place to hike and experience what this area used to be. You hike through oak savanna amidst gorgeous wild flowers and ponds on soft sand trails. We were blown away by its beauty!
The Douglas Center is a great beginning to the trails, but is only currently open on weekends. We were able to visit on a Saturday and found it to hold lots of information about the area and nice bathrooms.
I highly recommend this hike!
I love to visit national parks, and this trip to Indiana Dunes National Park was my thirty-third (33) visit to a national park. This national park was not tantamount to a trip to Yellowstone, but it was still a very special place. I spent most of my time at West Beach with the addition of a small walk over to Portage Beach. The water was turquoise blue with multiple shades of color, and I saw some small schools of fish. The water was cooler at about seventy degrees Fahrenheit (70°F), but it was very calm with the occasional smaller waves. I enjoyed the ability to swim. It cost twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to enter this national park, and there was plenty of parking. West Beach was quiet on a couple of weekdays in the middle of September. The sand was like powder and it even squeaked. There were shells and rocks within the sand. I took many walks along the beach in both directions, and it was nice to check out the views of Chicago, East Chicago, Gary, and some of the power plants. I did the Dune Succession Trail, and it contained many wooden stairs and uneven sandy terrain, but the views were very rewarding; this path took about thirty (30) minutes. The dunes were phenomenal. This beach might not be easy to access for those people with mobility issues. There were bathrooms and showers.
This parking serves Miller Woods Beach and Lake Street Beach. Miller Woods Beach is where the Indiana Dunes National Park begins, the western most beach in the park (begins at the edge of the parking lot). Very scenic, watch giant freighters move commercial cargo, sailboats, and recreational boat traffic here against the Chicago skyline. Lovely sand, and shallow walk in waters.
A unique bit of history! I grew up in this area and thought I knew all about the Miller, but I have learned so much from Sue, our guide. She is a wealth of information about Nelson Algren and the Miller Beach area.
We greatly enjoyed seeing his house and haunts as she drove us around the area.
Learning more about Marquette Park and the displays at the Aquatorium was a favorite for me! The installations there regarding Octave Chanute, the grandfather of Aviation, and the Tuskegee Airman were very impressive and well done. The people of Miller Beach are really striving to love this area and honor its past.
Nelson Algren lived in Miller and was a very interesting, famous writer. All the paraphernalia that has been collected in the small museum was carefully explained by our guide. I am now anxious to watch again “The man with the golden arm” and read some of his short stories.
I highly recommend this tour, especially for those who love to learn.
My dad loves this place. He drives from Orland Park, IL to Hard Rock when he could just as well go to Joliet. This time me, my sister, and my dad finally went together. We had a good time. I enjoyed it, even though I came out a loser.
Smell of cigarette smoke inside, but not smoky at all. Well ventilated.
