Ivanhoe South Nature Preserve


Boardwalk at Howell Wetlands

Boardwalk. Click to enlarge

Ivanhoe South is a beautiful oasis of globally rare dune-and-swale habitat in an economically distressed area. A trail leads west from the parking area, following a dune ridge. A boardwalk and an upland path connect this trail with a parallel trail on the ridge immediately to the north. No facilities.


Directions


Lake County. From U.S. 20 X IN 912 (Cline Avenue), east 1.0 mile on U.S. 20, then right ¼ mile on Colfax to a small parking area on the (west) side of Colfax.

GPS: N 41 35.878 W 87 24.798


Facilities


None


Finder Sketch


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Nearby Natural Areas (miles)


Gibson Woods (3.5)
Hoosier Prairie (7.5)
Miller Woods (8.6)
Greiner Nature Preserve (10)
Bur Oak Nature Preserve (11)
Coulter Nature Preserve (11)
Cressmoor Prairie (12)
Tolleston Dunes (12)
West Beach (12)
Cowles Bog (18)


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