Location & Directions

Beachwalk is a resort community not only close to the Indiana Dunes, but minutes away from a wide array of shops, restaurants, recreational activities, grocery stores, and businesses.

Other activities in the surrounding areas include: golf courses, casinos, boating, charter fishing, hiking trails, and bicycle trails.

Beachwalk is also film-friendly, providing backdrops for interior or exterior commercial photographers and filmmakers twelve months a year.

Driving Directions

From Downtown Chicago (Northwest)

1. Travel East on I-94 to Chicago Skyway (around 63rd Street – you’ll need to get onto local lanes to make your exit). Once you’re on the Chicago Skyway, you’ll cross the Skyway Toll Bridge ($2.00) and continue onto Indiana Toll Road (1st toll is $0.50) for 20 miles and exit as the Toll Road Intersects with I-94 again at Lake Station (toll is $0.30)
2. Take I-94 East for 20 miles to Exit 34B to U.S. 421 (North) to Michigan City.
3. Hwy. 421 becomes Franklin Street when you cross Hwy. 20. Just keep going straight (North)
4. Stay on Franklin until you come to 11th Street. (You’ll know 11th Street because railroad tracks run down the middle of the street.)
5. Turn right on 11th Street for only one block. Then turn left (North) on Pine Street.
6. Stay on Pine Street going North. You’ll cross Hwy 12. Stay in the right lane after you cross Hwy 12. This will take you over a bridge, through Washington Park, and past the Zoo. You’ll come to a stop sign. Just keep going straight – you’ll be on Lake Shore Drive. Beachwalk is approximately ¾ mile past the stop sign on the right side. You can’t miss our white fence and flowers at the entrance to Beachwalk. Look for large white 5 sided building with classical column.

From Michigan (Northeast)

1. Travel west on Interstate 94.
2. Take Exit 40B (U.S. 35/U.S. 20) going west. You will be 8.2 miles from Beachwalk.
3. Take first exit (Indiana 212) North (right hand turn) to U.S. 12 (approximately 4 miles).
4. Turn West (left) onto U.S. 12 to Karwick Plaza (approximately 1.7 miles).
5. Turn North (right) onto Karwick Road. It will become Chastleton Drive.
6. Turn West (left) onto Lake Shore Drive “Dead End Stop.” Beachwalk is approximately 1.7 miles.
7. Turn left onto Beachwalk Lane, our office is located in the 2nd block on the left, 202 Beachwalk Lane. Look for large white 5 sided building with classical column.

From Northern Ohio (East)

1. Take 80/90 from Cleveland into Indiana. Go to the exit at US Hwy. 421. Go North to Michigan City (This is a left turn at the end of the exit.)
2. Hwy. 421 becomes Franklin Street when you cross Hwy. 20. Just keep going straight (North)
3. Stay on Franklin until you come to 11th Street. (You’ll know 11th Street because railroad tracks run down the middle of the street.)
4. Turn right on 11th Street for only one block. Then turn left (North) on Pine Street.
5. Stay on Pine Street going North. You’ll cross Hwy 12. Stay in the right lane after you cross Hwy 12. This will take you over a bridge, through Washington Park, and past the Zoo. You’ll come to a stop sign. Just keep going straight – you’ll be on Lake Shore Drive. Beachwalk is approximately ¾ mile past the stop sign on the right side. You can’t miss our white fence and flowers at the entrance to Beachwalk. Look for large white 5 sided building with classical column.

From Indianapolis (South)

1. Travel North on I-65 to Brookston Exit, Hwy 43 (3rd Lafayette Exit).
2. Hwy 43 will become U.S. 421. Follow U.S. 421 (North) through Michigan City.
3. Hwy. 421 becomes Franklin Street when you cross Hwy. 20. Just keep going straight (North)
4. Stay on Franklin until you come to 11th Street. (You’ll know 11th Street because railroad tracks run down the middle of the street.)
5. Turn right on 11th Street for only one block. Then turn left (North) on Pine Street.
6. Stay on Pine Street going North. You’ll cross Hwy 12. Stay in the right lane after you cross Hwy 12. This will take you over a bridge, through Washington Park, and past the Zoo. You’ll come to a stop sign. Just keep going straight – you’ll be on Lake Shore Drive. Beachwalk is approximately ¾ mile past the stop sign on the right side. You can’t miss our white fence and flowers at the entrance to Beachwalk. Look for large white 5 sided building with classical column.