Cowles Bog Parking Lot

Cowles Bog Parking Lot is a parking area in Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana. Cowles Bog Parking Lot is situated nearby to the ranger station Gate House, as well as near Cowles Bog Trailhead.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Indiana Dunes National Park and Cowles Bog.

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Indiana Dunes National Park, in the northwestern part of the state, is the only national park in Indiana. It's popular for its big sand dunes and plentiful beaches on Lake Michigan, and for its easily accessible location near Chicago.

Cowles Bog

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Cowles Bog is a 4,000-year-old wetland complex in Indiana Dunes National Park, near Chesterton, Indiana. It is named for Henry Chandler Cowles who did his pioneering work in ecology and ecological succession here.

Dune Park station

Railway station

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Dune Park is a station in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, located north of the municipalities of Chesterton and Porter. It is used by South Shore Line trains, and serves as the headquarters of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, the umbrella agency that operates the South Shore Line. Dune Park station is situated 1¼ miles east of Cowles Bog Parking Lot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dune Acres and Porter.

Dune Acres

Village

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Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. Dune Acres is located in the duneland of the south shore of Lake Michigan.