Northwest Indiana - Parks and Nature Areas

Parks and Nature Areas

  • Biesecker Nature Preserve, St. John, Lake County
  • Calumet Prairie Nature Preserve, Gary, Lake County
  • Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve, Conrad, Newton County (black and white oak savanna)
  • Fish Lake Wildlife Conservation Area, Fish Lake, LaPorte County
  • Gibson Woods Nature Preserve, Hammond, Lake County
  • Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Porter County
    • Cowles Bog
    • Pinhook Bog, LaPorte County
    • Hoosier Prairie Nature Preserve, Griffith, Lake County
  • Indiana Dunes State Park, Porter County
    • Dunes Nature Preserve
  • Ivanhoe Nature Preserve, Gary, Indiana
  • Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area, Radioville, Pulaski County
  • Kingsbury Fish and Wildlife Area, Kingbury, LaPorte County
  • LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area
  • Stoutsburg Savanna Nature Preserve, Wheatfield, Jasper County (rolling sand ridges)
  • Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area, Morocco, Newton County
See also: Kankakee River

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