Explore the Paul H. Douglas Trail in Indiana Dunes National Park. Hike through wetlands, oak savannas, and sand dunes to a ...

The Indiana Dunes contain sand dunes, prairies, wetlands, and forests. Its over 15,000 acres is also home to a wide variety of plants and animals. Today, the dunes are threatened by pollution and ...

Large sand dunes along Lake Michigan's beaches in Northwestern Indiana are a draw year-round for road trippers and nature lovers. The Indiana Dunes tower almost 200 feet above the lake and have ...

“Cornfields they would believe,” joked Bruce Rowe, a ranger at Indiana Dunes National Park. But sure enough, there are dunes right along Lake Michigan. “The sand dunes are a remnant of the ...

Two kids died from died digging from sand holes in 2023 – and in 2013, a then-6-year-old boy survived at the Indiana Dunes after he was trapped under feet of sand. In the most recent incident in ...

Looking for a scenic day trip in Indiana? These options offer vastly different experiences and some of the Hoosier State's ...

It added the Indigenous Cultural Trail, turtle sculptures and a massive new Indiana Dunes sign shaped like a sand dune. Plans call for turning the current exhibit room into a larger gift shop ...

This Indiana Dunes National Park one day itinerary takes you through wetlands, beaches, sand dunes, woods, and more.

Towering nearly 250 feet high in some spots, Indiana Sand Dunes National Park’s glacial sand curves overlook Lake Michigan’s ocean-like expanse. The mighty lake has influenced the dunes and ...

While swimming is not allowed, Indiana Dunes State Park guests can still enjoy the sand and wade in the water up to waist-deep in the waters of Lake Michigan. Despite this rule, we saw several ...

Marram grass grows on the sand dunes at Indiana Dunes National Park. There are several distinct habitats along this 4.7-mile trail including ponds, marshes, swamps, black oak savannas and beaches.

More than 2.8 million people flocked to Northwest Indiana's lakeshore to sun on beaches, swim in Lake Michigan, climb towering sand dunes, hike, camp, kayak, boat, cross-country ski, ride horses ...