Destinations · Indiana
Lake County
IN · 41.4800, -87.3800
From Lake County, Indiana, Byway's registries place 3 scenic byways, 1 national park and 3 campgrounds within 30 miles.
Understand
Lake County is both the industrial underbelly of Chicago and the industrial hinterland of Indiana. A major population center for both, Lake County has fallen on hard times since World War II, with the steady decline in the U.S. industrial sector. Once a rich city, Gary now ranks among the country's poorest, most violent, and most blighted cities, governed by crooks and abandoned by the middle class. Outside Gary life is far better, albeit still relatively poor.
Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Lincoln Highway · 8 mi · national
- The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway · 17 mi
- Historic Route 66 · 28 mi · national
National parks
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 4 mi
Campgrounds
- Dunbar Group Site · 24 mi
- Dunewood Campground · 24 mi
- Central Avenue Walk-in Sites · 27 mi
Named places
- Sled Hill · 3 mi
- Lincoln Highway Ideal Section · 6 mi
- Arbor Hill · 6 mi
- Lincoln Highway Ideal Section · 6 mi
- Lincoln Highway Ideal Section · 6 mi
- Spirit of Highland Memorial · 7 mi
- Lincoln Highway · 7 mi
- Gary Roosevelt High School · 7 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Merrillville · 2 mi
- Schererville · 3 mi
- Crown Point · 4 mi
- Dyer · 7 mi
- Hobart · 7 mi
- Gary · 8 mi