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Bluhm
Park
3855
S. 1100 W.
Westville, IN
New Durham Township
 Donated
in 1992, by the Gayle and Lucille Bluhm. The Park includes
96 acres of spring wildflowers, upland forest, wetland,
prairie and a pond.
Enjoy a Variety of nature trails, paved trails, picnic
shelter rentals, picnic
tables, playground, restrooms, and No-Leash
Dog Exercise Area.
Already
established as one of the area's best wildflower viewing
secrets, the east property is dedicated to hiking trails
only, to protect its delicate natural beauty. The west
side of the property was designated for multiple use trails:
mountain bike, horseback, cross country skiing and hiking.
The west side of the property is also host to a large
wetland area where waterfowl abound and wood ducks and
geese are common sightings. There
is also a geocache located in the park. To get more information
on our geocache or other geocache locations click
here.
Lincoln Memorial Trail Head
10335 West 350 South
Westville, Indiana 46391
Good news for history buffs and trail users! The LaPorte County Parks Department has developed the Lincoln Memorial Trail, which provides over 1.5 miles of new, multiple-use trails. There is a paved and an unpaved trail running side-by side starting at Bluhm Park east, continuing due east to the abandoned Monon Railroad corridor, then turning north along the corridor to County Road 300 South. A new parking area on 350 South is ADA accessible and include park benches, picnic tables, hitching post, water fountain, bike racks, restrooms, landscape plantings, trail gates and accessible parking lot.
 Lincoln Memorial Trail map in (PDF Format)
View
photos of the park
Click
here for the trail map (PDF Format)
Map
is in Adobe PDF format
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