1
Indiana Dunes National Park
Managed by National Park Service
1,907 acres6.8 mi of trail
Paul H. Douglas TrailOak Ridge Place
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
Outdoors · Gary
Gary, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 9.2% of Gary is conserved land, roughly 2,979 acres. There are about 49 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Indiana Dunes National Park (6.8 mi), Marquette Park (2.2 mi), and Pine Station Nature Preserve (1.5 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Gary, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Gary outdoors
Conserved land
9.2%
2,979 of 32,224 acres
Trails
49 mi
1 mi per sq mi · 12 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
51
44 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
19.7 mi
1.3 mi lanes · 18.4 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Marquette Park
Managed by City of Gary
240 acres2.2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Pine Station Nature Preserve
Nature preserve
259 acres1.5 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
4
Lake Etta County Park
Managed by Lake County Parks
101 acres1.2 mi of trail
Fitness Trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
5
Gleason Park
Managed by City of Gary
223 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
6
Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve
Managed by Shirley Heinze Land Trust
50 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
7
Three Rivers County Park
Managed by Lake County Parks & Recreation
17 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
8
Seberger Park
Park
9 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
All 51 parks & preserves
Showing 1–10 of 51 parks & preserves
Indiana Dunes National Park1,907 acres · 6.8 mi of trail · National Park Service
Marquette Park240 acres · 2.2 mi of trail · City of Gary
Pine Station Nature Preserve259 acres · 1.5 mi of trail
Lake Etta County Park101 acres · 1.2 mi of trail · Lake County Parks
Gleason Park223 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · City of Gary
Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve50 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Shirley Heinze Land Trust
Three Rivers County Park17 acres · 0.7 mi of trail · Lake County Parks & Recreation
Seberger Park9 acres · 0.4 mi of trail
Hatcher Park24 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · City of Gary
Ironwood Park5 acres · 0.2 mi of trail · City of Gary
Who protects the land
2,979 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 51 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes1.3 mi
- Off-road bike paths18.4 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Basketball71
- Tennis38
- Tracks26
- Baseball22
- Football7
- Pickleball5
- Soccer2
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Nearby
Gary and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Gary's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 31.5-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.