Did you know the Indiana Dunes is actually made up of two parks? There is the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the Indiana Dunes State Park which is nestled inside of the National Lakeshore. Both parks together equal only about 15,000 acres of land, 2,182 of which belongs to the Indiana Dunes State Park. On this page you'll find some general info about both of these parks.
A small stream flows through the Climax forest in the Indiana Dunes State Park
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Website:
http://www.nps.gov/indu/
Location of Headquarters:
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
1100 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, Indiana 46304
Telephone:
(219) 926-7561 (voice/TDD/fax)
Hours
Headquarters:
8:00AM to 4:30PM, Monday Through Friday
Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitors Center
8:00AM to 6:00PM Memorial Day to Labor Day
8:00AM to 5:00PM Labor Day to Memorial Day
Closed Thanks Giving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Bailly/Chellburg Visitors Center
10:00AM to 4:30PM
Daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day
Weekends only from Labor Day through October
West Beach Bath House
9:00AM to 9:00PM During summer only
Indiana Dunes State Park
Website:
http://www.state.in.us/dnr/parklake/parks/indianadunes.html
At that site you will find more information about the park and information on camping grounds and reservations.
