Michi­gan City Parks & Recre­ation Department

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Direc­tions to Wash­ing­ton Park

From Down­town Chicago
Approx­i­mately 66 miles

• Take I80/​94 East or I90 East
• Exit on US 421 North (Exit 34B) — US 421 North turns into Franklin Street
• Take US 421/​Franklin Street North through Michi­gan City until it dead ends in front of the pub­lic library
• Turn right on 4^th Street and drive one block
• Turn left on Pine Street
• Fol­low past City Hall, over the bridge, to Wash­ing­ton Park

From South­west Michi­gan (Grand Rapids area)
Approx­i­mately 125 miles

• Take I-​96 West
• Exit onto and fol­low I-​94 West
• Exit and fol­low US-​20 West (Exit 40B)
• Stay straight and go onto US 35 North (this is also Michi­gan Boulevard)
• Turn left (west) on High­way 12
• Fol­low Route 12 south­west into Michi­gan City
• As you enter town, pass through two traf­fic lights
• After the over­pass, turn right onto Pine Street
• Fol­low Pine Street over the bridge to Wash­ing­ton Park

From the New Buf­falo area

• Fol­low Route 12 south­west into Michi­gan City
• As you enter town, pass through two traf­fic lights
• After the over­pass, turn right onto Pine Street
• Fol­low Pine Street over the bridge to Wash­ing­ton Park

From Indi­anapo­lis area
Approx­i­mately 177 miles

• Take I-​65 North
• Exit onto and fol­low I-​94 East
• Exit on US 421 North (Exit 34B) — US 421 North turns into Franklin Street
• Take US 421/​Franklin Street North through Michi­gan City until it dead ends in front of the pub­lic library
• Turn right on 4^th Street and drive one block
• Turn left on Pine Street
• Fol­low past City Hall, over the bridge, to Wash­ing­ton Park

From South Bend, Indiana

Approx­i­mately 34 miles

• Take IN High­way 2 West
• Con­tinue onto US High­way 20 West
• Con­tinue onto E. Michi­gan Blvd. (or High­way 35 North)
• Turn left onto US High­way 12 West at stoplight
• Drive one block and turn right on Pine Street at stop­light (at City Hall)
• Stay right and fol­low over the bridge
• Park entrance is on the left across from B & E Marine