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Visitors are invited to join park volunteer, Ron Seman, for an Essential Smartphone Apps for Safety, Navigation, and Information Workshop on Saturday, February 4, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center. Learn about apps that can be used for trail safety and navigation, in addition to apps for information about the park, the sky, plants, birds, insects, animals, mushrooms, wildflowers, and more.
Afterward, join your fellow visitors at Chellberg Farm to see some of the apps in action. Dress for the weather and bring your fully charged smartphone.
The Indiana Dunes Visitor Center is located at 1215 North State Road 49, in Porter, Indiana about one mile north of Interstate 94. For more information on this and other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park you can call (219) 395-1882. Please visit our website, download the official National Park Service app, or view our Facebook page.
Indiana Dunes National Park has an entrance fee of $25 per car for a 1–7-day pass. A $45 annual pass for the national park is also available. Please purchase passes or pay the entrance fee at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center or at recreation.gov. Veteran, Access, and 4th Grade passes are available for free. For more information on national park passes go to our website..
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. Over 3 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each
Last updated: February 2, 2023