Indiana Dunes National Park!

Indiana Dunes National Park


What Is Indiana Dunes National Park?

Indiana Dunes National Park protects sensitive dune habitats along the southern shore of Lake Michigan!

What Makes It Beautiful?

Indiana Dunes is a subtly beautiful park with brilliant green woodlands and tiny wonders like the carnivorous purple pitcher plants! These woodlands turn into sweeping lakeside dunes with unique, native plants, some of which have lovely flowers in the spring! If you’re lucky on a cloudy day, you may find yourself all alone in the kind of solitude that’s hard to find on a beach anywhere else!

How Can I #HelpTheHelpers?

  • Pay the entrance fee to help maintain trails, signs, structures, and other visitor services!
  • Volunteer at Indiana Dunes National Park!
  • Donate to the Dunes National Park Association!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Remember the old adages: Pack out what you pack in! Take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints!

How Do I Get There?

1215 N State Rd 49
Porter, IN 46304
(Take Me There!)

When Should I Visit the Park?

Park grounds are open daily from 6:00 AM until 11:00 PM! The visitor center is open from 8:00 AM until 6:00 PM between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM the rest of the year!


More Photos

The mosquito paradise that is Cowles Bog!The misty shores of Lake Michigan!Marram grass helps shape the dunes!Nothing but solitude on this misty birthday morning!

Read all about my experience in this park!

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