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Birding spots · Indiana

Best Birding Spots in Lake County, Indiana

Marquette Park leads Lake County's birding spots with 228 species reported, best in fall. 43 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

SpotSpeciesChecklistsWinterSpringSummerFall
Marquette Park2281,47470160124180
Lakefront Park2231,1907517193182
Marquette Park (east)2221,40058135107194
Indiana Dunes National Park (Duneland Village)1766854115995127
Wolf Lake1764894115179116
Carlson/Oxbow Park137470211028676
Grand Kankakee Marsh133112291107411
Stony Run County Park129327371195547
Gibson Woods Nature Preserve126289341194370
Munster Herritage Park123365201192056
Oak Ridge Prairie Co. Park120220301016349
Whiting Park11629743711270
Wolf Lake (Lake George)115836984228
Hermit Lake1039332961624
Hoosier Prairie - IDNL Transfer Tract9916622824032
Deep River County Park898222753514
Lake George851363447064
Roxana8327957553920
Prairie Estate Park80808563129
Wolf Lake (southwest)7416619493822
Hobart7328541522134
Deep River73591861923
Hidden Prairie69571755226
Lakefront Park (Robertsdale)681243932127
Jeorse Park4814832161620
Grand Boulevard Lake456263105
Cedar Lake4550103640
Whihala Beach County Park366415207
Birding spot near Gary1858744117010795
Birding spot near Highland1761,016531609699
Birding spot near Hammond154286561327596
Birding spot near Burnham139421161048781
Birding spot near Munster8411518722622
Birding spot near Gary (east)8269466551
Birding spot near Eagle Lake771051568300
Birding spot near Highland (Osborn)73660671426
Birding spot near Dyer (Hartsdale)64650541322
Birding spot near Whiting522503818177
Birding spot near Highland (south)481391328339
Birding spot near Dyer338503300
Birding spot near Highland (south)2579210017
Birding spot near Whiting (northwest)2469162014
Birding spot near Whiting (Calumet Harbor)2462111303