Seeing the steel mills on either side of the beach was also a turn off.
Lots of beautiful beaches-- drive around-- get there early!!
Only public beach I've been to that has sand wheelchairs. That's a big plus. However the sand wheelchairs won't go through the bathroom doors. So you have to get a lifeguard to get you back your regular wheelchair, bathroom then get the sand wheelchair back. Bit of a hassle but at least they have a way to get physically challenged to the beach. So I'm giving them 5stars for that alone. It's clean and beautiful.
Again though, if you walk a ways to the south, you can find nicer spots with space.
It is a nice little beach with decent bathrooms and showers but the walk to the beach was a pain because it's a good walk from parking lot. But its a good beach for just getting out of Chicago for a few hours.
Clean, beautiful beach. Usually crowded, but plenty of room. Parking was $6 for all day parking. Lots of hiking trails. Expect to do a lot of walking. At least 1/4 to 1/2 mile. Big shower house and food trucks on site.
I've never seen a beach so crowded In my life. If you want the public pool feeling, go for it. It was very uncomfortable. We walked quite a ways down the beach to get a spot with a little space around us and that's why I gave it 3 stars. The parking is what brings people here-- there's plenty of it -- (6$ a car) while other nearby beaches are very limited.
This is such a great beach! After you pay at the gate and park, you walk about 1/4 mile to a bathhouse where folks can buy ice cream and change into swimming clothes, etc. Then there's a big boardwalk-style staircase down to the beach itself. My wife and I went with my family, and our nieces had a blast. It was fairly crowded, but this didn't detract from the experience at all. Lifeguards were on duty, which is why there is a charge for this beach - as opposed to the other national-lakeshore beaches. Highly recommended.
West Beach Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a US Park based in Gary, Indiana. West Beach Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is located at Long Lake Trail Loop, Gary, IN 46403, USA.
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