Enchanted Forest was a small

amusement park An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...

operated in

Porter, Indiana Porter is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 4,858 at the 2010 census. Porter is in the Indiana Dunes ecosystem, which played a role in the creation of The Nature Conservancy, and i ...

. The park operated from 1957 to 1991.Splash Down Dunes
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''. Retrieved 2009-09-16. Many rides were moved to

Little Amerricka Little Amerricka is an amusement park located in Marshall, Wisconsin, United States. It features the gauge Whiskey River Railway, a 1/3 size rail road with over of track that begins at the amusement park and goes through trees, past the wildli ...

amusement park in Wisconsin after the park closed on August 2, 1991. The park became Splash Down Dunes Water Park in 1994. Splash Down Dunes itself closed down in 2009 after an ownership dispute; the original owner regained ownership in 2010 but the park remained closed. Splash Down Dunes was bought by Seven Peaks Water Park and it re-opened on May 27, 2013, as Seven Peaks Water Park Duneland. The location of the amusement park is at the intersection of

U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...

and

Indiana State Road 49 State Road 49 (SR 49) is a , north–south state highway in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. Its northern terminus is at an intersection with U.S. Route 12 (Dunes Highway) in Porter near the entrance to Indiana Dunes S ...

, north of Chesterton near the border of the

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Indiana Dunes National Park is a United States national park located in northwestern Indiana managed by the National Park Service. It was authorized by Congress in 1966 as the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and was redesignated as the nation ...

. In June 2017, the park was closed by state officials due to dozens of people receiving chlorine chemical burns. Malfunctioning equipment was determined to be the root cause. At the time, Jo Penney, a spokeswoman for Seven Peaks, said, "the park will remain closed until all the deficiencies are rectified." In 2019 the water park was sold. The new owner has plans to demolish the water park, and build an apartment complex.

Seven Peaks Waterpark Duneland Attractions

*Fears Tower – Four

speed slide A water slide (also referred to as a flume, or water chute) is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size. Some slides require riders to si ...

s *Slingshot – A

half-pipe water slide A water slide (also referred to as a flume, or water chute) is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size. Some slides require riders to si ...

*Vortex – A bowl water slide *Dune Slides – Four body slides *Sandcastle Sliders – Three small body slides for kids *Sandbar Bay – Small pool with a water jungle-gym modeled after a pirate ship *Duneland Bay – A large

wave pool A wave pool is a swimming pool in which there are artificially generated, large waves, similar to those of the ocean. Wave pools are often a major feature of water parks, both indoors and outdoors, as well as some leisure centres. History T ...

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Enchanted Forest Amusement Park
(Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society). Includes various images. * {{Amusement parks in Indiana Defunct amusement parks in Indiana Buildings and structures in Porter County, Indiana 1957 establishments in Indiana 1991 disestablishments in Indiana 1994 establishments in Indiana 2009 disestablishments in Indiana 2013 establishments in Indiana 2019 disestablishments in Indiana Amusement parks opened in 1957 Amusement parks closed in 1991 Amusement parks opened in 1994 Amusement parks closed in 2009 Amusement parks opened in 2013 Amusement parks closed in 2019