Continent |
North America |
Country |
Indiana (USA) |
Next Big City |
Chicago |
Next Town |
Michigan City |
|
Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Food, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Lake Michigan. Flat and choppy water with small waves if the wind is stronger. Shallow area.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Concrete |
Beach Users: |
July, August |
Beautiful deep beach with 400' boardwalk directly out on the beach. Great sand, clean, no rocks, great dune grass, tons of space to launch and land.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal, Thick |
Summer:
|
Shorty |
Fall:
|
Normal, Thick |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Summer is the time, but August and September are still beautiful. In summer no wetsuit necessary. August and September wetsuit may be a good call.
Wind
Best Months: |
September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SW, W, NW |
Main Direction: |
SW, W, NW |
Completely depends! The best months for strong winds take place in the fall, beginning in September.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
Take 94E to Michigan City exit 34B. This is 421. Take 421 North through town until you dead end into the Public Library. Turn right and then take your first left on Pine. Follow this straight thru the light and over the draw bridge. The street will curve to the right. On the left you will see the Lake, gazebo, and harbor. Continue past the zoo. The road has turned into Lake Shore Drive and you will follow it thru one stop sign to Stop 7. Beachwalk resort is on the right, beach is on the left.
Extra information
Nightlife
Within 1 mile there is a big sports bar called Mateys, a pub named Swingbelly's and a steak house that has live music every weekend called Galvestons. There is also a deli that serves Starbucks coffee and great panini sandwiches in the Beachwalk.