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Food Porter, Indiana Dunes

Wagner's Ribs

A place to eat in Porter, Indiana Dunes, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 1.5 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

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Wagner's Ribs in Porter, Indiana Dunes
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Why go

Porter rib house known for slabs of barbecue ribs since the 1970s.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Indiana Dunes, alongside 3 outdoor spots, 2 sights and 1 activity. The closest of our other picks is Chellberg Farm and Bailly Homestead, 0.8 mi away as the crow flies.

Type
Food
Neighborhood
Porter
Price
$$
Time needed
1.5 hr
Best time
Dinner

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Indiana Dunes, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Chellberg Farm and Bailly Homestead

    Restored 1880s Swedish farmstead and fur-trader homestead linked by trails.

    Sight · 0.8 mi straight-line
  2. 2
    Lucrezia Café

    Northern Italian restaurant in a historic Chesterton house.

    Food · 1.5 mi straight-line
  3. 3
    Indiana Dunes Visitor Center

    Joint national and state park visitor center for maps, passes and trail conditions.

    Sight · 1.6 mi straight-line
  4. 4
    3 Dune Challenge

    1.5-mile climb over the state park's three tallest dunes, 552 vertical feet in sand.

    Activity · 3.2 mi straight-line
  5. 5
    Great Marsh Trail

    Flat loop through restored wetlands, good for birding.

    Outdoors · 6.1 mi straight-line
  6. 6
    Dune Succession Trail

    Boardwalk and stair climb showing beach-to-forest dune stages, starting at West Beach.

    Outdoors · 6.6 mi straight-line

On these curated routes

Wagner's Ribs is a stop on our Indiana & Ohio City-Nature Loop route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Indiana Dunes

Wagner's Ribs is our only food pick in Indiana Dunes; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Indiana Dunes guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Indiana Dunes run from 32°F in January to 83°F in July; May is usually the wettest month. For Wagner's Ribs itself, we suggest: Dinner.

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Getting there

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Address
361 Wagner Rd, Porter, IN 46304, USA
Coordinates
41.61833, -87.07667
Destination
Indiana Dunes

Wagner's Ribs: quick answers

How much time do you need at Wagner's Ribs?

Plan on about 1.5 hours at Wagner's Ribs. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Wagner's Ribs?

Our pick: Dinner.

Where is Wagner's Ribs?

Wagner's Ribs is at 361 Wagner Rd, Porter, IN 46304, USA. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Wagner's Ribs?

Wagner's Ribs appears on Indiana & Ohio City-Nature Loop, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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