Deer Trail Park — Attraction in Portage

Do not, absolutely do not, attempt to hike here. One trail was so bad the dog and I only made it two or three minutes before turning back. The east trail had a few clear spots but the rest was so overgrown with weeds, or covered in downed limbs that my legs were so tore up by the time we made it to the water that even if he'd wanted to play in the water, we had to turn around and go right back. This one rivals Walner in Chesterton as worst kept trail...

Hadn't been here in several years and decided to visit again and disappointed to find the trails have not been maintained in some time. They are extremely overgrown and you could really use a machete to get through the trail. We made it to the river, but could not go any further. Used to see people fishing here and could hike here for some distance along and near the river, but this is no...

Next Level Trails funded the 2022/2023 Marquette Greenway Salt Creek connector. (edit) August 2023 Marquette Greenway connects Portage to State Road 149 in Burns Harbor. Engineering & grant work anticipate trail passing under the Norfolk Southern bridge and across Mnoke Praire toward Bailey Homestead. That point is currently accessible from east on Haglund Road then north on...