The historic area of the serene park stretches along the Deep River corridor for about four miles with trails beginning behind the Historic Wood's Grist Mill - originally built in 1838 by John Wood as a wood frame structure. The nature trails along the river connect the historic areas of the park with a picnic area and provide a picturesque view of woods and natural habitat.

Groups, both students and adults, are welcome to reserve historical tours of Wood's Historic Grist Mill and Deep River County Park.

Bring a group to Deep River County Park this summer to participate in the Historical Discovery Series.

Day care centers, summer camps, church groups and any group of 15 to 25 children ages 4 and older may reserve a program time on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from June 20 through July 27, excluding the week of July 3-7.

Programs are offered at 9:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m., and groups can bring a picnic lunch to enjoy before or after the program in the park at 9410 Old Lincoln Hwy.

Topic change each week, and groups can book more than one program. To reserve a program time, call (219) 945-0543.

The topics are: Parachute Fun on June 2- to 22, Paul Bunyan on June 27 to 29, Log Cabins on July 11 to 13, Gold Rush on July 18 to 20 and Old-Fashioned Toys and Games on July 25 to 27, 2006.

The cost is $1 per child, with a $10 payment required to secure the reservation. The remainder of the fee can be paid at the program time.

Deep River County Park is at 9410 Old Lincoln Hwy., at County Line Road southeast of Hobart.

Make reservations by calling (219) 945-0543.

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http://www.indianaaudubon.org/guide/sites/forsythe.htm

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Long Lake Trail, Succession Trail, Marquette Bike Trail

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The Oak Savannah Trail is a 10.5 bike trail extending from from the Oak Ridge Prairie Park in Griffith, Indiana through Gary, Indiana and finally ending in Hobart, Indiana. The bike trail begins at the entrance to the Oak Ridge Prairie Park at the east end of the park near the scenic trout pond. The trail proceeds east leading to a bridge over Taft Street in Gary, Indiana and continues further east to the Oak Savannah Trail tunnel under Interstate 65 (I-65). Bikers can continue peddling east on the trail where they will enjoy the sights from the Oak Savannah Trail bridge which overlooks Lake George in Hobart. The trail continues through Hobart and ends at County Line Road.
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The Oak Savannah Trail (OST) currently encompasses 8.25 miles from Oak Ridge Prairie County Park to the Prairie Duneland Trail at the Lake/Porter County Line Road in Portage with a break in Hobart. Trail users will be able to access the western segment of the trail from the trail head near the parking lot at Oak Ridge Prairie. This segment runs 6.25 miles to Wisconsin Street in Hobart. The eastern segment, following the Hobart break, may be accessed from a gravel parking lot at the northeast corner of Cleveland Street and State Road 51 in Hobart. This segment is 1.25 miles in length and will take users from the Cleveland/51 intersection to the Prairie Duneland Trail.

Citizens should exercise extreme caution as they use the OST because several at-grade road crossing’s have to be taken into consideration. Main, Chase, Harrison, Madison, Delaware, Georgia, Liverpool, and Union Streets all have moderate to heavy vehicular traffic that affects the OST. Special caution should be taken at Broadway where 30,000 vehicles pass daily. For safety purposes, the Lake County Parks strongly recommends that users at the Broadway intersection travel one block south via sidewalks and cross at the 53^rd Avenue stoplight.

Trail users will enjoy the OST as it takes them on a journey through savannahs, remnant prairies, wetlands, lakes, parks, and residential neighborhoods.

The Lake County Parks and the City of Hobart are working together to close the gap between Wisconsin Street in Hobart and the Cleveland/51 intersection in the next few years. Any questions regarding this gap should be directed to the Hobart Parks Department.

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