1
Whiting Lakefront Park
Managed by Whiting Parks & Recreation
26 acres0.7 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the parking lot
Outdoors · Whiting
Whiting, IN parks, trails & bike paths
About 6.1% of Whiting is conserved land, roughly 70 acres. Whiting has 3 named parks and preserves on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Whiting, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Whiting outdoors
Conserved land
6.1%
70 of 1,147 acres
Trails
0.7 mi
0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
3
15 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
3.3 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 3.3 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
Whihala Beach County Park
Managed by Lake County Parks & Recreation
17 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Tom Smolen Park
Managed by Whiting Parks & Recreation
1 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Website
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Playgrounds in Whiting
Atchison Avenue Tot Lot
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground
Unnamed playground in Tom Smolen Park
Unnamed playground in Whiting Lakefront Park
Unnamed playground in Whiting Lakefront Park
Unnamed playground in Whiting Lakefront Park
Who protects the land
70 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths3.3 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Baseball4
- Basketball1
- Football1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Whiting
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Park 48 acLocal Recreation Area 16 acLocal Historic or Cultural Area 5 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting ParkLocal Park | County | 25 | Open |
| Whihala Beach County ParkLocal Park | County | 23 | Open |
| Whiting Municpal Sports ComplexLocal Recreation Area | Town or city | 16 | Open |
| Unknown ParkLocal Historic or Cultural Area | Town or city | 5 | Open |
History
Historic places to visit
Whiting Veterans MemorialMemorial
Nearby
Whiting and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting | 6.1% | 0.7 mi | 3 |
| North | 5.9% | 42.0 mi | 107 |
| Hammond | 5.8% | 14.3 mi | 39 |
| East Chicago | 3.8% | 10.7 mi | 19 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Whiting'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 20-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.