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Indiana beaches
19 beaches, with the parking, the walk to the water and the tide for each one.
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Dog friendly beaches
10 in Indiana
Family friendly beaches
8 in Indiana
Shortest walk
Park almost on the sand
Driftwood Township · the listing sits on the shoreline
Miller Beach · 30 ft to the water
Cape Cod · 40 ft to the water
Cape Cod · 60 ft to the water
Cape Cod · 70 ft to the water
Polk Township · 120 ft to the water
Cape Cod · 120 ft to the water
Beverly Shores · 120 ft to the water
Free parking
Beaches where visitors report free parking
East Chicago · free parking · mentioned by 10 visitors · 2016–2026
Beverly Shores · free parking · mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
With little kids
Calm water and bathrooms nearby
Porter · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 12 visitors · 2017–2026
Gary · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 13 visitors · 2016–2026
Bloomington · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 12 visitors · 2016–2026
Cape Cod · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2017–2026
Polk Township · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 12 visitors · 2017–2026
Miller Beach · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 12 visitors · 2017–2026
Portage · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 6 visitors · 2018–2026
East Chicago · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 8 visitors · 2016–2026
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Washington Park BeachMichigan City · water 210 ft · parking 90 ft
Porter BeachPorter · water 130 ft · parking 280 ft
Lake Street BeachGary · water 200 yd · parking 100 ft
Fairfax Beach, Lake MonroeBloomington · water 190 ft
Central Beachwater 60 ft
Whihala Beachwater 120 ft · parking 310 ft
Salamonie BeachPolk Township · water 120 ft · parking 180 ft
Kemil BeachWestchester Township · water 160 ft · parking 400 yd
Marquette Park BeachMiller Beach · water 30 ft · parking 250 yd
West BeachPortage · water 150 ft · parking 425 yd
Jeorse Park Beach Ind.East Chicago · water 130 ft · parking 200 ft
Lake View BeachBeverly Shores · water 120 ft · parking 110 ft
Dunbar BeachBeverly Shores · water 230 ft · parking 425 yd
Starve Hollow State BeachDriftwood Township · on the shoreline
Waukegan Beachwater 40 ft · parking 300 yd
Dyckman Beachwater 70 ft · parking 300 ft
Geist Beachwater 330 ft · parking 200 yd
North Beachwater 270 ft · parking 200 yd
F.R. Glasener Beachwater 280 ft
Every beach
All 19 beaches, by how many people rate them
| Beach | Town | Walk to water | Parking | Fee | Restrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Park Beach | Michigan City | 210 ft | 90 ft | – | yes |
| Porter Beach | Porter | 130 ft | 280 ft | paid | yes |
| Lake Street Beach | Gary | 200 yd | 100 ft | paid | yes |
| Fairfax Beach, Lake Monroe | Bloomington | 190 ft | – | paid | yes |
| Central Beach | 60 ft | – | – | yes | |
| Whihala Beach | 120 ft | 310 ft | paid | yes | |
| Salamonie Beach | Polk Township | 120 ft | 180 ft | paid | yes |
| Kemil Beach | Westchester Township | 160 ft | 400 yd | paid | yes |
| Marquette Park Beach | Miller Beach | 30 ft | 250 yd | paid | yes |
| West Beach | Portage | 150 ft | 425 yd | paid | yes |
| Jeorse Park Beach Ind. | East Chicago | 130 ft | 200 ft | free | yes |
| Lake View Beach | Beverly Shores | 120 ft | 110 ft | free | yes |
| Dunbar Beach | Beverly Shores | 230 ft | 425 yd | – | yes |
| Starve Hollow State Beach | Driftwood Township | on the sand | – | – | – |
| Waukegan Beach | 40 ft | 300 yd | – | yes | |
| Dyckman Beach | 70 ft | 300 ft | – | – | |
| Geist Beach | 330 ft | 200 yd | – | – | |
| North Beach | 270 ft | 200 yd | – | – | |
| F.R. Glasener Beach | 280 ft | – | – | – |
Walk and parking distances are measured on OpenStreetMap. Fee and restrooms come from counted visitor reviews and mapped facilities. A dash means we have no evidence either way, not that the answer is no.
Questions
Common questions
Which Indiana beach has the shortest walk from the car?
Starve Hollow State Beach in Driftwood Township has the listing right on the shoreline. We measure the straight line from the listed location to the mapped waterline for every beach, so the table above ranks them all.
Do you have to pay to park at Indiana beaches?
Mostly yes. Of the 19 beaches here, 8 have visitors reporting a parking or entry fee and 2 report free parking. Reported fees run from $20 to $35 a day in season, and several beaches drop the fee after 5pm or outside the summer.
Which beaches have restrooms?
14 of the 19 beaches have restrooms mapped on site or reported by visitors. Seasonal closures are common: several National Seashore beaches close their facilities outside the summer.
How current is this?
Tide, waves, wind and water temperature are fetched live in your browser from NOAA and Open-Meteo. Parking and facility positions come from OpenStreetMap; imagery from USGS NAIP. Facts counted from visitor reviews carry the year range they were written in.
How we know
Where this comes from
Place details from the public Google business listing. Beach shape, parking and facility positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Aerial imagery is public-domain USGS NAIP. Tide comes from NOAA, and weather and water from Open-Meteo. Map drawings are redrawn from that aerial imagery by an image model. Markers, distances and every fact on this page come from OpenStreetMap and counted reviews, never from a drawing. Review text is never republished.
