West Beach Hike at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

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News Release Date: April 7, 2017

Join a ranger for a hike on West Beach’s Dune Succession Trail on Sunday, April 16 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The Dune Succession Trail highlights the four stages of dune development within its one-mile length. This scenic, but strenuous, trail includes a climb up 250 stairs for a spectacular view of Lake Michigan and Chicago.
 
Meet at the West Beach parking lot located at 376 North County Line Road in Portage. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNL.
 
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The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is one of 417 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 2 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each year. Check our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNL.
 

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