Parks

Porter County Parks & Recreation has been selected as one of ten organizations nationally to participate in the National Recreation and Park Association “Fund Your Park” Campaign. This inaugural campaign selected 10 projects from across the...

Porter County Parks & Recreation is incorporating programming this fall to introduce local kids to the joy of running through their Youth Cross Country and Girls on the Run Programming. Both programs emphasize the Department’s mission to...

Rescuing and nurturing abandoned or hurt animals is nothing new to Joe Michalik, a volunteer at the Indiana Welcome Center. On Friday, Aug. 22, Michalik and a group of visitors watched as the four 8-week-old Mallards Michalik and his son rescued were...

In July 2013, when Nathan Woessner, then 6, of Sterling, Ill. explored a depression in the sand at Mount Baldy, a favorite tourist spot at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and suddenly found himself trapped beneath 11 feet of sand, his rescue...

Walk Dawn of the Dunes-Half Marathon Training Program Thursdays at Sunset Hill, Aug 7, 14, 21 at 6pm Sundays, Locations TBD, Aug 24 – Oct 19 at 7 a.m. $75 Spots Still Available! Do you want to do something amazing? This 12 week program will guide,...

Big thanks to Portage Township Trustees and Parks Department for allowing us to design and create their new parks and wayfinding signage. We installed these beautiful custom sandblasted faux wood grain and stone foam monument signs as you enter the...

There will be a park dedication ceremony on Sunday, September 7th at 367 Shrine Court in the Coventry Subdivision in South Haven. Brendan Clancy, Portage Township Trustee and the Portage Township Parks Dept. will be dedicating their new park in...

The Porter County Board of Parks and Recreation is currently seeking a qualified food service vendor to provide food vending services during specifically identified functions and events at Sunset Hill Farm Park. The first event is the Valparaiso High...

Portage Park Department’s annual Haunted Hayride is right around the corner! Creative individuals or groups are needed for this year's haunted hayride scenes. The event will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 23rd, 24th, and 25th. Each Group...

Porter County Parks & Recreation is offering a unique opportunity to local residents in their upcoming program guide. They will be offering a program focused at training participants to walk the Dawn of the Dunes Half Marathon that takes place in...