Nearby Destinations to South Bend

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Northern Indiana has several recreation areas that highlight the interesting topography and natural features of the area.

• Chain-O-Lakes State Park Located in Northeast Indiana, Chain-O-Lakes is a series of connected lakes and tributaries surrounded by thick, relatively hilly forest. The area has a vast array of wildlife and canoeing is available.

• Dr. T. K. Lawless County Park Located in Cass County, Michigan (approximately 40 minutes from downtown South Bend), this park features over seven miles of biking/cross-country skiing trails with peaks that overlook two small lakes and feature views of the surrounding county. The park also houses a soccer field, baseball diamond, two picnic houses, horseshoe pits, a disc golf course, children's play equipment, fishing in park-managed lakes and streams, a one-mile paved total access trail, modern restroom facilities, and inner-tubing in the winter (tubes provided). A modernization effort has been established to update facilities and add a dog park. casscountymi.org/CountyParks/DrTKLawlessPark/tabid/244/Default.aspx

• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Located in Northwest Indiana, Indiana Dunes is a popular attraction in which visitors may see swales, bogs, and other prehistoric natural features of Northern Indiana as well as massive sand dunes and a clean lakshore. Chicago can even be seen on clear days. Camping is available. www.duneland.com

• Pokagon State Park Also located in Northeast Indiana, Pokagon State Park features natural bogs and marshes rarely found after clear-cutting, dense forests, ample wildlife, fishing, and a nationally popular toboggan-run that plunges riders down a moderate hill at speeds of up to 45 miles per hour. www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/inns/potawatomi

Gary ← La Porte ←

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→ Mishawaka → Toledo

• casscountymi.org/CountyParks/DrTKLawlessPark/tabid/244/Default.aspx
• www.duneland.com
• www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/inns/potawatomi