West Beach Recreation Area
West Beach Recreation Area is a park in Porter, Indiana. West Beach Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Edgewater, as well as near the village Ogden Dunes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Long Lake and Portage/Ogden Dunes station.
Long Lake
Lake
Photo: hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Long Lake is a large interdunal wetland in the Indiana Dunes region of Northwest Indiana. It was originally approximately 8 miles in length, but has been shortened due to development and drainage.
Portage/Ogden Dunes station
Railway station
Photo: Jacob G., CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portage/Ogden Dunes is a station in Porter County, Indiana serving the municipalities of Portage, Indiana and Ogden Dunes, Indiana. It is used by South Shore Line trains.
Marquette Park
Park
Photo: chicagogeek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marquette Park, originally called Lake Front Park, is a municipal park completely surrounded by Indiana Dunes National Park. Its primary features include 1.4 miles of Lake Michigan beaches, inland ponds, sand dunes, wetlands, a lagoon, and indigenous oak savanna. Marquette Park is situated 2 miles west of West Beach Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ogden Dunes and Miller Beach.
Ogden Dunes
Village
Photo: ONUnicorn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ogden Dunes is a town in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan, within Indiana Dunes National Park and nearly surrounded by the city of Portage.
Miller Beach
Quarter
Photo: Takingactioningary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Miller Beach is a neighborhood of Gary, Indiana on the southernmost shore of Lake Michigan. First settled in 1851, Miller Beach was originally an independent town. Miller Beach is situated 2½ miles west of West Beach Recreation Area.
Portage
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Portage is a town in Northwestern Indiana. It's industrialized, but not quite as heavily as Gary to the west.
West Beach Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.6217° or 41° 37′ 18″ northLongitude
-87.20837° or 87° 12′ 30″ westElevation
604 feet (184 metres)Open location code
86HJJQCR+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 358677114OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4928043
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