The Badlands

Badlands Off Road Park covers more than 1,400 acres in Attica in Fountain County, northwestern Indiana, approximately 35 miles west of Lafayette on US-136, positioned between Indianapolis and Chicago at the edge of the Kankakee River lowlands where the Indiana glacial plain meets the Wabash River valley. The park's terrain mix is unusual for a Midwest OHV facility: the 1,400-acre property includes sand dune sections, wooded trail corridors, gravel-surface routes, mud areas, and rock features, a diversity of terrain types that is rare at single-property parks in the agricultural flatland zone of the Midwest. The sand dune component is the signature feature: genuine dune terrain in Indiana's interior, formed from the glaciofluvial outwash deposits of the Wabash River system, providing open-area riding that the surrounding flat farmland cannot offer. Wooded trail loops move through the forested areas of the property with a more sheltered, trail-park character for riders who prefer enclosed forest riding over open-area dunes. ATVs, UTVs, dirt bikes, full-size trucks, and Jeeps are all accommodated on appropriate route designations across the 1,400 acres. The park operates event-format weekends and regular riding sessions throughout the season; check the Badlands website for the current operating calendar before visiting. On-site camping is available. The northwestern Indiana location makes Badlands accessible from Indianapolis (2 hours), Chicago (1.5 hours via I-65 and US-136), and the South Bend-Fort Wayne corridor.