Chesterton Park — Attraction in Chesterton

This entire park is perfect for my little guy. There is a nice playground, splashpad, covered shelter with picnic tables, and restrooms. There are swings for toddlers, children, and a special needs/adult swing. One area is for toddlers, and another area is for bigger kids. There is a decent amount of equipment for kids to climb and play on. The playground has the fake-grass turf, so no wood chips or pebbles embedded in knees! My toddler LOVES the splashpad. There are several fountains and sprayers that keep kids cool, but the highlight for most kids is the buckets that fill and dump out. Kids will wait and giggle while hoping the bucket of water spills out onto them, then they laugh and squeal with delight when it does. I have seen kids of all ages (as well as parents) enjoying this splash pad, so don't be shy...put on your water clothes and enjoy!

Side note: The town advises that the water is not filtered for drinking, only playing. Do not let your kids drink the water from the splashpad. Bring...

This was a fantastic park, well worth the 18 minute drive from Ogden Dunes! Very tall mature trees provided ample shade on the playground side. Pleasantly surprised that none of the equipment was hot to the touch on a 90 degree day and even the slides were safe to use. Even better that there was a smaller playset and slide combo that the 1 year old could use with close supervision...but still up and down by himself. Plenty of swings and lots of different play style possibilities. The splash pad was very large with numerous types of water features. Only sorry we didn't see any water sprays coming from the ground level. There were SO many kids playing and there was still lots of room for them all to run around safely. Ample seating for adults, but not much shade....

Chesterton splash pad is great! It's much bigger than some of the other local ones and it was smart to place it right next to the park. It's clean, it's local, and the kids love it. One of the best things I think, for moms, is that it's not right next to the road. This is huge when you have little kids and/or multiple kids that you're trying to...