Miller Woods, Gary

Name: Miller Woods
Address: Gary, United States

#9 among attractions in Gary

Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune

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Facts and practical information

Miller Woods is the far western unit of Indiana Dunes National Park in the lakefront community of Miller Beach, Indiana. Miller Woods is home to the federally endangered Karner Blue butterfly and the federally threatened Pitcher's thistle. Miller Woods is also the only part of the National Park that also adjoins the Grand Calumet River. ()

Coordinates: 41°36'22"N, 87°16'4"W

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Northeast Gary (Miller)Gary United States

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Miller Woods – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marquette Park, Miller Town Hall, Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium, Aetna.

1.2 miNE
Park
Marquette Park, Gary
32 min walk • Marquette Park, originally called Lake Front Park, is a municipal park completely surrounded by Indiana Dunes National Park. Its primary elements include 1.4 miles of white sand Lake Michigan beaches, inland ponds, impressively high sand dunes, wetlands, a lagoon, and indigenous oak savanna.
0.5 miSE
City hall
Miller Town Hall, Gary
13 min walk • The Miller Town Hall is a two-story brick building in the Miller Beach community in Gary, Indiana, in the United States. It was constructed to serve as the administrative building for the town of Miller, incorporated in 1907, and was used for that purpose until Miller's annexation into Gary in 1918.
1.1 miNE
Museum, History museum, Science museum
Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium, Gary
29 min walk • Gary Bathing Beach Aquatorium, formerly known as Lakefront Park Bathhouse and also known as Chanute Aquatorium, is located at One Marquette Drive at Miller Beach in Marquette Park, Gary, Indiana. The aquatorium was designed by George Washington Maher and constructed in 1921.
1.5 miSW
Neighbourhood
Aetna, Gary
39 min walk • Aetna is a neighborhood in northeastern Gary, Indiana, south of Miller Beach and east of Interstate 65. As of 2000, the neighborhood had a population of 4,942, which was 83% black and 11% white.
0.5 miSE
Town, Neighbourhood
Miller Beach, Gary
13 min walk • Miller Beach is a neighborhood of Gary, Indiana on the southernmost shore of Lake Michigan. First settled in 1851, Miller Beach was originally an independent town.