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Special Event
Event
Birding for Beginners
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Fee:
Passes are required. For more information, visit our Fees & Passes page.Location: LAT/LONG: 41.630945, -87.178683
Portage Lakefront Parking Lot, 100 Riverwalk Road, Portage, IN 46368. Directions starting from the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Indiana State Route 249: Follow State Road 249 north and take the bridge over U.S. Highway 12 towards the U.S. Steel and Precoat Metals businesses. Turn left at the stop sign and cross over Burns Waterway. Once over the waterway, immediately turn right and head north, towards the lake, passing the entrance sign. Park only in public designated parking spots to help protect the fragile dune ecosystem along the roadside.
Dates & Times
Date:
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Time:
1:00 PM
Duration:
2 hours
Type of Event
Hike
Other
Partner Program
Talk
Walk
Description
Come learn some basic birding techniques with a ranger. Get a glimpse of the shore birds that visit the south shore of Lake Michigan and the Indiana Dunes while enjoying a scenic dunescape. Binoculars will be provided. Be prepared to park in the auxiliary parking to the south of the main parking lot.
Passes are required. For more information, visit our Fees & Passes page.
Portage Lakefront Parking Lot, 100 Riverwalk Road, Portage, IN 46368
Trailhead GPS Coordinates
41.630994, -87.178383 (Decimal Degrees)
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