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Located along the Borman Expressway just a few miles across the western state line border of Indiana is a nature park the locals call Oxbow. This 89 acre park is set in the middle of urban development and offers a great escape from the business and noise associated with industrialization.
Named for a long time Hammond Indiana city official who played a major role in developing the park. This is a welcome wonderland of nature tucked along one of the busiest expressways in the United States.
Carlson Oxbow Nature Park is located in Hammond Indiana and is easy enough to find. From the Borman Expressway (80/94) go south on the Kennedy Avenue Exit and immediately take the first traffic light East. This is the frontage road (179th Street) that winds along the Borman. Follow this frontage road to the park watching for signs and parking. The Nature park is open from daylight until dusk and is wheelchair accessible with paved and boardwalk paths.
The 89 acre park offers a close get away for urban dwellers who want to enjoy walking, picnicking, fishing, bycycling, jogging and watching birds. There are park benches, picnic shelters, and natural as well as paved pathways to hike or ride. The park boasts some 20 spicies of trees with majestic Cottonwoods that stand tall at 70 feet. This is a wetland community that was cut out from a natural curve in the Little Calumet River that formed somewhat of a U-shaped lake during high flood stages. The river was damned to help control neighborhood flooding and the resulting Oxbow Lake was cut off from the river when the damn was constructed. This is a fun place to take the family or just to take a quiet break from city life.
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