Pints, Paddles, & Public Parks Pass 2024/25

Expiration: Apr 30th 2025

Experience the Best of Noble with Pints, Paddles, and Public Parks as your Tour Guides!

Welcome to the Visit Noble County Pints, Paddles, and Public Parks Pass where you'll embark on a nature-filled adventure in Noble County, stopping in for a pint of craft beer along the way! The pass includes more than 30+ locations throughout Noble County where you can drink a pint of beer, paddle a waterway, and explore our outstanding park system. When you sign up for the passport, you unlock prizes as you grab a pint, paddle, or disc and check in at breweries, waterways, and public parks using your phone’s GPS technology! This pass is free! All you must do is sign up to explore the best Noble County has to for a rejuvenating experience!

There is something for everyone with the pints, paddles and public parks pass; each check-in makes you eligible to win a sweepstake grant prize- The Visit Noble County Cooler!

Included Venues

See locations on an interactive map.

Albion Ale House

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Made in Noble, Albion Ale House home of Guesswork Brewing company is One of the region's favorites for hand-crafted burgers and Brews! With 24 house made beers on tap and nearly a dozen specialty burgers on the menu there is something here for everyone 21 and over. Stop by Wednesday through Sunday for lunch or dinner and a growler of your favorite beer.

What's Included

Half Off Any Appetizer (Limited To One Use Per Customer Per Month)

Bicentennial Park

Enjoy Historic Downtown Albion by sitting in Bicentennial Park. This park features seating areas, public art, flowers, and string lights to enjoy in the evenings, as well. It is a perfect spot to enjoy a meal outdoors.

P.S. The Visit Noble County office is located right next to Bicentennial Park - stop in and say hi! We have plenty of free resources to enrich your time in Noble County.

Bixler Lake Campground Beach

Come enjoy Bixler Lake this year! Stay in the cozy Cabins or camp out at the Campsite. Paddle around Bixler Lake, play a round of disc golf, or enjoy the sandy beaches along the lake. A pedestrian walkway and nature trail of over three miles circles the lake through the wetland nature area, making Bixler Lake a wonderful place to unwind and enjoy the outdoors.

Bixler Lake Park

Bixler Lake Park surrounds the 117-acre lake, providing unique opportunities for outdoor recreation and education. Circling the lake are a pedestrian walkway and nature trail with observation platforms perfect for observing wildlife. Six open-air pavilions are available for reservation and numerous playgrounds provide fun for children. Fishing, boating, and swimming are popular activities. Other facilities include a lighted softball field, campground, tennis courts and basketball courts.

Bixler Lake Public Beach

Come to Kendallville and paddle Bixler Lake! A pedestrian walkway and nature trail of over three miles circles the lake through the wetland nature area, and it runs by two beaches and landscaped woodlands.

Chain O Lakes State Park (Sand Lake Beach)

This is lake country and a small boater’s paradise. Nine connecting lakes will center your adventures at Chain O’Lakes with boat rentals available at Sand Lake. Consider the 9 Lake Paddle Challenge as a part of your stay. Paddle through the chain of serene kettle lakes, hike the 26 miles of forested trails, fish the electric-motors-only lakes, stay overnight in a forested hillside family cabin, visit the park’s historic one-room Stanley Schoolhouse, or explore the Nature Center. Other facilities for visitors include a campground, beach, and picnic shelters.

Chain O Lakes State Park (Stanley School House)

A historic one-room school building located at Chain O' Lakes State Park. It was built in 1915, and is a one-story, "T"-plan, vernacular brick building. The front facade features a large central projecting gable topped by a belfry. The building operated as a school until 1954 and housed a nature center until 2013, when it was restored to a one-room school house.

Chain O'Lakes State Park Campground

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Located within Chain O Lakes State Park, you can find anything you need on your camping, hiking, or paddling adventure!

Cree Lake Public Access

Plan a fishing or boating trip or vacation to Cree Lake area and find places to stay near Cree Lake. Want to fish from your Kayak? Come to Cree Lake! Plan a fishing or boating trip or vacation to Cree Lake area and find places to stay near Cree Lake.

Dock's Landing

Welcome to Dock's Landing, a cozy lakeside retreat where the tranquil waters meet classic American cuisine.

Edna W. Spurgeon Woodland Reserve - ACRES Land Trust

The Edna W. Spurgeon Woodland Reserve was the first ACRES property. It's an area of low ridges or kames left by glaciers and cut by glacial meltwater. You will find a mature forest of beech, sugar maple, and tulip trees, among the largest in the state. In this preserve, beautiful year-round, its colorful spring wildflower display is not to be missed: Dutchman's breeches, hepatica, bloodroot, spring beauty, and celandine poppy decorate the hillsides with white, pink, blue, and yellow.

Eley Memorial Park

West of the downtown stoplight in Avilla, also along W. Albion Street, is Eley Memorial Park, the town’s main park. It offers a variety of recreational amenities including tennis courts, playgrounds, picnic shelters, horseshoe pits, basketball courts, and a gazebo. Three ball diamonds are supported by a concession stand with restrooms and batting cages.

Elkhart Township Park (Wawaka Community Park)

Wawaka Community Park
Just north of US 6 on Brown Street, which runs parallel to the highway, lies the Elkhart Township Park, featuring two baseball diamonds. In June 2020, Elkhart Township added a new playground.

Fishingline Trail

Chain of trails connecting communities that encourage healthy and active lifestyles, improve the quality of life and provide opportunities to enjoy Indiana's natural beauty. Fishing Line Trail is one premier section of the trail system! Free parking is at the Gene Stratton Porter State Historic Site in Rome City. The trail is ideal for walking, hiking, running, and biking. This paved trail is dog friendly!

Founders Park

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Kendallville's downtown pocket park, Founders Park, comes alive for special events and is available for organizations to use. Enjoy seasonal special activities including the annual lighting of the community Christmas Tree.

G. Martin Kenney Memorial Park

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Located just off W. Union St., Kenney Park features a new (in 2020) 18-hole disc golf course that has quickly become a destination for the region’s disc golf enthusiasts. Other highlights here include three baseball diamonds, splash pad, basketball court, soccer field, playground, walking trail with exercise stations, and an indoor recreation center.

Gene Stratton Porter State Historic Site

The Cabin at Wildflower Woods is the beloved home and final resting place of Gene Stratton-Porter, one of Indiana's most widely read authors and one of the world's first nature photographers and conservationists. The Gene Stratton-Porter Memorial Society seeks to share her legacy with visitors by telling her story and making her achievements relevant for today's society and future generations.

Harry Stuff Brewing company

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Made in Noble - Brewery & food. Beers to go, delicious starters, flatbread pizzas, brick-fired pizzas, Columbian empanadas, weekend Latin specials, and weekly desserts by Gabriela's European Desserts in Ligonier. Harry Stuff Brewing is a family owned brewery named after our great-grandfather that tirelessly farmed along with our grandfather in the depths of the “Great Depression”, the real hard way (without much mechanization), just down the road from here. The brewery sits on our small family farm, Southfork Farms, in Noble County, Indiana adjacent to Mallard Roost Wetland Conservation Area (one of the most ecologically diverse places in Indiana). - Chef Luisa and Ehren Stuff

Hidden Diamonds Park

Hidden Diamonds Park is 89 acres of rolling hills located just off Weber Road in Albion. The premier outdoor recreational area features a diverse array of outdoor recreation including soccer fields and concessions, lighted baseball/softball diamonds, a sand volleyball pit, lighted basketball court, disc golf course, playground, and walking trails. Open-air pavilions are also available for rent.

Jennie Thompson Memorial Garden

go south on S. Martin Street to W. Union Street, then head west. Just down the road, at 520 W. Union St. is the Jenny Thompson Memorial Garden, featuring stunning floral landscapes and seating areas ideal for meditation or a good book. Winding pathways through the garden, and continuing north, will soon connect us to Kenney Park, the city’s primary spot for outdoor recreation.

Lakeside Park

Sitting at the south end of Kerr Island at Sylvan Lake, along Sylvan Avenue, is Lakeside Park. This small park features a basketball court, playground, and lakefront access with benches to enjoy the view.

LaOtto Brewing

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Made in Noble - Brewery & restaurant. Making Inspired Beer in Laotto, IN. Majority female-owned brewery & pub featuring craft beers on tap, made on site. We were established in 2015, by family, for family. LaOtto Brewing is located just 10 minutes north of Fort Wayne, Indiana. All of our beer is carefully crafted on-site and served in our brewpub. Come thirsty, and bring friends.

What's Included

$1 Off Of A Chips And Salsa

LaOtto Community Park

LaOtto Community Park is a very nice community park with a playground and baseball diamonds, hosts annual Flea Markets and Old School Markets each year with vendors.

Lloyd W. Bender Memorial Forest

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Enter this preserve on a short boardwalk over a wetland, then go uphill and downhill, traversing a wetland forest, an upland forest, an area of forested floodplain of the Elkhart River called The Spreads, and a brushy section of sedge meadow.

Mallard's Roost, Wawaka

Paddle the beautiful Elkhart River at Mallard Roost #2 Public Access is a Boat ramp located at Wawaka, Indiana 46794, US. Adjacent to Harry Stuff Brewing Company and nearby Edna W. Spurgeon Woodland Reserve - ACRES Land Trust.

Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center Trails

Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College is a 1,189-acre nature sanctuary rich in biodiversity near Wolf Lake, Indiana. Merry Lea has eight miles of hiking trails that provide opportunities to explore many ecosystems. Our trail system can be accessed at the Learning Center (South Trailhead) and the Kesling Farmstead (East Trailhead). Open daily from dawn to dusk

Parking
Parking lots can be found at the Learning Center and Kesling Farmstead. The gate to the Learning Center parking lot closes at 5 pm. If you plan on hiking after that time, please park on the side of the driveway outside of the gate.

Cost
Free

Restrooms
Available in the Learning Center during business hours. Porta potties are also available at the South and East Trailheads from April-October.

One10 West Main

American dining and full bar. Enjoy appetizers, wings, fresh-never-frozen burgers, clubs, fresh-baked desserts, and various beers on tap.

What's Included

$5 Off On Any Food Order Valued At $10 Or More

Skinner Lake Public Access

Skinner Lake: A Central Noble County treasure! Located near the Albion Ale House, One10 West Resutrant, the Noble County Court House, Chain O Lakes State Park & more, enjoy this treasure in Noble County!

St James Restaurant

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A historic and family-owned restaurant & bar. Over the years the St. James Restaurant has received several awards such as the Oldest Restaurant in Northern Indiana by the Indiana Restaurant Association, the Centennial Business Award by the Indiana Historical Society, selected Best Restaurant in 4 County Area for American Cuisine, and voted by Readers of News-Sun in 4 County Area for Best Steaks, Best Chicken and Best Soups.

The Freeman Family invites you to experience their history of serving fine food and tradition.

Strawberry Valley Cultural Trail

Strawberry Valley Cultural Trail connects Kenney Park to other areas of the city like downtown, the Elkhart river, and more!

Sylvan Cellars Event Center & Tasting Room

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Unique cocktails, fine brews, good food, and entertainment. The Tasting Room: Indoors or outdoors on the patio! Visit us for brunch on Sundays from 10 AM-1 PM or enjoy live music indoors or under the stars. Remember all the tasty options from our kitchen, including our local favorite, Jim's Pizza. Wednesdays are reserved for a special menu from Gropp's Fish. YUM.

Twin Six Restaurant

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Enjoy, comforting classics, beer, and wine! At Twin Six Restaurant, we've been cooking up comforting favorites for our community since 1967. Join us! You can't argue with the classics -- and that's why we stick to them. At Twin Six Restaurant, we've been cooking up comforting favorites every day for decades. Our restaurant is a place where people can gather and laugh together over a good meal, whether it's after a day at the lake, for a Sunday breakfast, or even for a quick lunch on a workday. Everything comes at a great value, so you can enjoy our famous ribs, fresh-baked pies, salad bar, and more without putting any stress on your wallet.

Upper Long Lake Public Access

Paddle the afternoon away near Noble County's Courthouse Square in Albion, Indiana! Upper Long Lake is a lake located just 4.2 miles from Albion, in Noble County, in the state of Indiana, United States, near Wolf Lake, IN. Fishermen will find a variety of fish including bream/bluegill, muskie, catfish, perch, largemouth bass and crappie here.

William T. Malle Public Access

Welcome to another Elkhart River access point, with a small boat launch and restrooms nearby, tucked away just outside of Rome City Indiana. After your paddle, enjoy the Rome City area! One here you can also explore Sylvan Cellars, Gene Stratton Porter State Historic Site, Twin 66 Restaurant, Parks, and more!

Williams Lake Public Access

Come to Albion, In and paddle near Camp Lutherhaven. Williams Lake is a lake located just 4.7 miles from Albion, in Noble County, in the state of Indiana, United States, near Burr Oak, IN. Fishermen will find a variety of fish including rainbow trout and sockeye salmon here. Whether you’re fly fishing, spinning or baitcasting your chances of getting a bite here are good. So grab your favorite fly fishing rod and reel, and head out to Williams Lake.