Coles Ridge

Coles Ridge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Coles Ridge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Coles Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.64513, -87.09504. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coles Ridge

• Cowles Bog · sanctuary · Porter · ~1 km · Must-see
• Splash Down Dunes Waterpark · attraction · Porter · ~3 km · Must-see
• Indiana Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Porter · ~5 km · Must-see
• Indiana Dunes State Park · park · Porter · ~5 km · Must-see
• Brincka Cross Gardens · park · Porter · ~12 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Porter · ~13 km · Must-see
• Marquette Park · park · Lake · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · LaPorte · ~19 km · Must-see
• Michigan City East Pierhead Light · fort · LaPorte · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Lighthouse Museum · museum · LaPorte · ~22 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · LaPorte · ~23 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Hobart · church · Lake · ~23 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Zoo · sanctuary · LaPorte · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Porter County Museum · museum · Porter · ~25 km · Must-see
• Genesis Convention Center · attraction · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• City Methodist Church · church · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Holy Angels · church · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Coles Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Coles Ridge

• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · LaPorte · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jane Byrne Interchange and BSB · viewpoint · Cook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Trashmore · viewpoint · Cook · ~82 km · Must-see
• The Rock · viewpoint · Cook · ~83 km · Must-see
• Fabyan Windmill · viewpoint · Kane · ~129 km · Must-see
• Richardson Ridge · viewpoint · Porter · ~1 km
• Pepoon Ridge · viewpoint · Porter · ~2 km
• Mount Russell · viewpoint · Porter · ~6 km
• Crescent Dune · viewpoint · LaPorte · ~21 km
• Window on the Wetland · viewpoint · Porter · ~29 km

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