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Indiana Dunes State Park

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193 reviews
+1 (219) 926-1952
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Dune Succession Trail | Instagram: @telephonesmoothie
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Woods view to the marsh
Woods view to the marsh
Trail 4 near Mt. Tom
Trail 4 near Mt. Tom
Dune Succession Trail | Instagram: @telephonesmoothie
Dune Succession Trail | Instagram: @telephonesmoothie
View from the top of the dune
View from the top of the dune
3 dune challenge
3 dune challenge
1600 N 25 E
Chesterton, IN 46304
+1 (219) 926-1952
http://www.in.gov
Indiana Dunes State Park consists of 2,182 acres of primitive, beautiful, historic and unique Hoosier landscape. It lies at the north end of State Road 49 in Porter County, and includes more than three miles of beautiful beach along Lake Michigan’s southern shore. In the early 1900s scientists, recreationists and nature enthusiasts, recognizing the value and potential of the Indiana dunes area, fought to have the region preserved. As a result, in 1925, the state park was established.Large sand dunes, located beyond the entire shoreline, have taken thousands of years to form, and tower nearly 200 feet above Lake Michigan. A wide range of habitats and plant species are found in the park, with vegetation stabilizing some of the sand. These habitats provide homes for many types of plants and animals. The lake also provides habitat for many aquatic species, as well as a constantly changing fishery.Indiana Dunes State Park features a wide variety of habitats, including beach, sand dunes, black oak forest, wooded wetlands, and a button-bush marsh. Together, these areas contain some of the most diverse flora and fauna in the Midwest. Botanists from across the country enjoy studying the unusual collection of plant life. Other interesting features include “tree graveyards” (places where forests have been buried by sand and then, more recently, re-exposed by wind erosion). “Tree graveyards” can be seen in Big Blowout, near Trail 10. The Indiana Dunes area also is renowned throughout the Midwest for its birding. Visit the Nature Center to ask about good birding locations.Indiana Dunes State Park is surrounded by Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, a federally administered park comprising approximately 15,000 acres.

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Nathan S.
9/23/2024

We did the three dune challenge! It's not as bad as I thought it would be. And after getting your heart pumping and a good sweat, you just pop into the lake for a cooldown. Wonderful place to...

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Jacqui C.
11/11/2024

This is a state park that is located inside/ between the national park boundaries. There is a fee to enter the park. There are multiple trails right by the parking lot area. The park itself sits...

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Manski E.
9/26/2024

You need to have a reservation if you want to come here. As it is shown in their community board. Otherwise a sheriff will give you a parking fee ticket. Well its not really a paking ticket fee,...

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Laura S.
7/23/2023

Wow, lived in indiana most of my life and didn't know we had a beach! The northern edge of Indiana bumps up to Lake Michigan. It's almost 3 hours from Indy but a great day trip. Haven't stayed...

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Alisa J.
7/10/2023

Beautiful park and a beautiful beach! The water is super cold but it's very refreshing. The views are incredible and you can see Chicago. Plenty of Parking. No bathrooms by the beach but the...

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