Ridge Beach

Ridge Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Ridge Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Ridge Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.65613, -87.08415. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ridge Beach

• Cowles Bog · sanctuary · Porter · ~2 km · Must-see
• Splash Down Dunes Waterpark · attraction · Porter · ~4 km · Must-see
• Indiana Dunes State Park · park · Porter · ~4 km · Must-see
• Indiana Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Porter · ~6 km · Must-see
• Brincka Cross Gardens · park · Porter · ~11 km · Must-see
• Long Lake · lake · Porter · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · LaPorte · ~18 km · Must-see
• Marquette Park · park · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Michigan City East Pierhead Light · fort · LaPorte · ~21 km · Must-see
• Old Lighthouse Museum · museum · LaPorte · ~21 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · LaPorte · ~21 km · Must-see
• Washington Park Zoo · sanctuary · LaPorte · ~21 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Hobart · church · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Porter County Museum · museum · Porter · ~26 km · Must-see
• Genesis Convention Center · attraction · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• City Methodist Church · church · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Holy Angels · church · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ridge Beach

Other beaches & coast near Ridge Beach

• Indiana Harbor · beach · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Lighthouse · beach · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Chicago Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Cook · ~62 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~112 km · Must-see
• Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~131 km · Must-see
• Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park · beach · Lake · ~133 km · Must-see
• East Beach · beach · Porter · ~0 km
• Dune Acres Beach · beach · Porter · ~1 km
• Porter Beach · beach · Porter · ~1 km
• Devil's Slide · beach · Porter · ~2 km

All beaches & coast in Indiana

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