Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Join tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas for an adventure on Friday, December 27. This 24-hour bird count encompasses the INDW 10-mile radius circle in Northwest Indiana. Families, students, amateurs, birders, and scientists...

Visitors to the Indiana Dunes National Park are invited to burn the midnight oil with the Indiana Audubon as they bring the 11th season of saw-whet owl banding to the Indiana Dunes.  Park guests can learn about Indiana’s smallest owl in this...

Indiana Dunes National Park is hosting a park clean-up for National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 28, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at West Beach. Join park staff, Mermaid Straw, REI, and Imperfect Produce for a day of stewardship focused around...

The National Park Service has announced that the beach at Mount Baldy, located in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, will reopen on July 14th at noon. The Mount Baldy area has been closed since the summer of 2013 when holes began opening up on the...

The National Park Service is planning to restore wetlands at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Great Marsh over the winter and early spring. The project consists of the removal of fill and other debris comprised of sand, cement, and rubble that...

The 3 Dune Challenge trail kicked off only a month and a half ago, but it’s already been the site of a marriage proposal, the place where a young girl celebrated the anniversary of her kidney transplant and many other stories. Since the June 12...

Bog stomping, bug hunting, beach combing and night hiking—Dunes Learning Center’s summer camps offer kids from 6-16 unique opportunities to explore Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Standing on the grounds of the former U.S. Steel Good Fellow...

Registration will close on October 14th at midnight or if the maximum number of participants (2,500) is reached. Mandatory packet pick-up on Friday, October 17th and Saturday, October 18th (Locations TBD). There will be no race day packet pick-up, no...

The National Park Service (NPS) will conduct six prescribed burns this fall at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Carefully planned and closely monitored burns remove accumulated dead plant material under controlled conditions, significantly reducing...

The National Park Service (NPS) will conduct six prescribed burns this fall at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Carefully planned and closely monitored burns remove accumulated dead plant material under controlled conditions, significantly reducing...