The Heron Rookery Trail follows along a portion of the Little Calumet River that once featured over 100 Great Blue Heron nests. After 60 years of nesting here, the herons have moved on to new nesting grounds. These woods remain alive with dozens of birds including kingfishers, woodpeckers and a wide variety of migrating and nesting warblers.

Link to National Park Service site with details on the Heron Rookery Trail

Directions: From US-20 just west of Michigan City, head south on County Line Road for 3.3 miles, head west on 1500 N for 1 mile, head south on 600 E for 1.6 miles. Watch for the parking lot on the right just past the river.