News Release

Beach Waters Reopened at Indiana Dunes National Park

Date: September 29, 2021

INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: The National Park Service has reopened the waters of all beaches at Indiana Dunes National Park.  

The National Park Service had closed the park’s water after an unknown, rusty-colored discharge was seen coming from the US Steel plant in Portage, Indiana on September 26.
  
For information on the results of the water testing, contact the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) who is the lead agency on this incident. Media questions should be e-mailed here..  

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Indiana Dunes National Park is one of 423 units of the National Park System ranging from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty. Located in Northwest Indiana, the park includes 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 15,000 acres of biodiverse beaches, woods, prairies, and wetlands. Up to 3 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each year.