Indiana Dunes National Park , located along the southern shore of Lake Michigan in northwest Indiana, is a stunning natural preserve that …
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Oct 21, 2024
I’ve long been curious about this park. We went out of our way about 90 minutes to visit on a Sunday night/Monday morning in October. We camped at the NP campground. We found a nice site upon arriva… Full review by Coldhere51
Oct 16, 2024
This is a very nice national park. The sand dunes are amazing, and Lake Michigan is beautiful. There are plenty of short trails, and you are able to experience all the different types of landscapes.… Full review by Hiker216
Oct 4, 2024
We only had a few hours to visit and tried to go to a couple of different places; recommend spending a day here. We spent the majority of our time at West Beach; nice hiking and nice beach. Trying to… Full review by Emily4023
How long should I plan to be there? We are not planning on hiking. Is there other stuff to do?
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There are things to do at the water and along the beach. In addition the Progress of Century Homes along the shore is good to see as well as the Mt Baldy. With driving you can easily …
There are things to do at the water and along the beach. In addition the Progress of Century Homes along the shore is good to see as well as the Mt Baldy. With driving you can easily do all this within 2 hours. We hiked most of the trails and were able to do everything within 5 hours.
We plan to spend 4 hours in the park in June 2020.. We have already decided to do the 3 dunes challenge and bicycle for the rest of the time. Want to avoid crowds and beaches due to Covid-19. Please suggest: 1) ideal parking lot 2) paved biking trails. Thank you.
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As for the 3 dune challenge, it is not in the national park, but the state park. It took us 2+ hours on the 3DC.