News Release

Mount Baldy Sunset Hike at National Park

Date: May 20, 2022

Join a ranger at Indiana Dunes National Park on Friday, May 27, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm for a sunset hike to the top of famous Mount Baldy. Even though the area is closed for general public use, this ranger-led tour allows visitors to safely experience the beauty and spectacular sunset views of Lake Michigan and Chicago from one of the tallest dunes in the national park.  

The national park’s new entrance fee went into effect as of March 31, 2022. The fee is $25 per car for a 1–7-day pass. A $45 annual pass for the Indiana Dunes National Park is also available. Holders of the following federal passes will not pay an entrance fee: Annual, Senior, Veterans/Military/Gold Star Family, 4th Grade, Access (disability), and the Volunteer Passes. For more information on other national park passes and details about the new fee, go to www.nps.gov/indu. Please purchase passes or pay entrance fees at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center or at www.recreation.gov/sitepass/indu. When parking, display pass or receipt on the rearview mirror or dashboard.  

Meet at the Mount Baldy parking lot, located off of U.S. Highway 12, just west of Michigan City, Indiana. For more information on this and other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park you can call 219-395-1882. Please visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu, download the official National Park Service app, or view our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNPS  

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The Indiana Dunes National Park is one of more than 400 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 marshes. Up to 3 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each year.