Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, authorized by Congress in 1966, is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois in the counties of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte in Northwest Indiana.
A 900 acre lake, J. Edward Roush Lake was formerly known as Huntington Lake. It is located in north central Indiana and lies in an area rich in Native American history. The lake was completed by the Corps of Engineers in 1968.
In an area rich in Indian history, the 3, 180 acre Mississinewa Lake includes both State and Corps managed recreation areas. The name, "Mississinewa" was derived for the Miami Indian word for "water on a slope.
The 8, 800 acre Patoka Lake is located in southern Indiana and within the Hoosier National Forest Purchase Area. The lake was completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1978.
Located in the rolling hills of southern Indiana, lies the Hoosier National Forest. Backed against the Ohio River to the south, this Forest is within a days drive of the metropolitan centers of Cincinnati, Louisville, Chicago, Evansville, and Indianapolis.