Playground

If you’ve got kids anywhere between toddler age and middle school, this Chesterton spot is worth knowing about. The splash pad is the real draw — on a hot Indiana summer day, it gets busy fast, and for good reason. Restrooms are on-site, which parents will appreciate more than the kids will. The whole complex is kept up really well, cleaner than a lot of comparable parks in the region, and it sits alongside tennis and pickleball courts if the adults want something to do while the little ones wear themselves out.