Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore
US Hwy 12 at Kemil Road
(219) 926-7561
www.nps.gov/indu
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, authorized by Congress in 1966, is located approximately 50 miles southeast of Chicago, Illinois in the counties of Lake, Porter, and LaPorte in Northwest Indiana. The national lake shore runs for nearly 25 miles along southern Lake Michigan, bordered by Michigan City, Indiana on the east, and Gary on the west. The park contains approximately 15,000 acres, 2,182 of which are located in Indiana Dunes State Park and managed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Miles of beaches, sand dunes, bog, wetlands, woodland forests, an 1830's French Canadian homestead, and a working 1900 era farm combine to make the national lake shore a unique setting for studying humans and their impact on the environment. Dr. Henry Cowles conducted his landmark ecological studies in the Indiana Dunes. Indiana Dunes is ranked 7th among national parks in native plant diversity. Research conducted over the last two decades has revealed 1,418 vascular plant species within park boundaries, of which over 90 are on the state of Indiana's threatened or endangered list.
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Sat • Mar 20, 2010 • Douglas Center Open House
Sun • Mar 21, 2010 • Kids Fun
Sun • Mar 28, 2010 • Kids Fun
Sat • Apr 03, 2010 • Threatened Lake Michigan
Sun • Apr 04, 2010 • Kids Fun
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Indiana Dunes Nat'l Lakeshore
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Laura P. 
Birthday weekend trip! The Indiana Dunes State Park is booked for the rest of the summer...BTW. We arrived around 12 on Friday to find that out...but were... View Entire Review
Shayna C. 
I would really only recommend this place for the walk-in sites. The sites along the lot are exposed and practically right in a traffic lane. We got there... View Entire Review
Christine M. I'm not what you would call an expert camper, and neither was my friend I headed up there with. We were more concerned how we were going to sneak in booze... View Entire Review
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