• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

    Indiana Dunes

    National Lakeshore Indiana

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  • Swimming Advisory for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

    There is a swimming advisory for Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore due to an unknown substance found floating in the waters on June 17.

Plan Your Visit

Enjoy the national lakeshore every season of the year.
  • Walk along the beach.
  • Hike up Mount Baldy on marked trails.
  • Explore the moraines left behind by the Wisconsin glacier.
  • Discover the wonders of Pinhook Bog with a ranger.
  • Learn about the Chellberg Family, an early 20th century immigrant family.
  • Stroll along the Little Calumet River.
  • See the Heron Rookery wildflowers.
  • Walk through the tall grasses of Mnoké Prairie.

Remember to download the Singing Sands Summer 2012 Newspaper to keep up with park news, saftey messages, activities and volunteer opportunities.

 

Plan your visit with these three easy steps:

 

Did You Know?

A view looking across water of a large sand dune mostly bare with some grass

At 126 feet high and moving inward at an average rate of four feet per year, Mt. Baldy is the largest moving dune within Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.