Indiana Dunes State Park
Indiana Dunes State Park is an Indiana State Park located in Porter County, Indiana, United States, 47 miles east of Chicago. The park is bounded by Lake Michigan to the northwest and is surrounded by as well as within the authorized boundaries of Indiana Dunes National Park, a unit of the National Park Service; the NPS owns the water from the ordinary high water mark to 300 feet offshore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Park
- Description: Indiana state park on south shore of Lake Michigan
- Address: 1600 North 25 East, Chesterton, IN 46304
Places of Interest
Highlights include Indiana Dunes National Park and Dune Park station.
Indiana Dunes National Park
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Indiana Dunes National Park, in the northwestern part of the state, is the only national park in Indiana. It's popular for its big sand dunes and plentiful beaches on Lake Michigan, and for its easily accessible location near Chicago.
Dune Park station
Railway station
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dune Park is a station in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, located north of the municipalities of Chesterton and Porter. It is used by South Shore Line trains, and serves as the headquarters of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, the umbrella agency that operates the South Shore Line. Dune Park station is situated 2 miles southwest of Indiana Dunes State Park.
Indiana Dunes Visitor Center
Tourism office
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Indiana Dunes Visitor Center is a tourism office, which is situated 2½ miles south of Indiana Dunes State Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dune Acres and Beverly Shores.
Dune Acres
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. Dune Acres is located in the duneland of the south shore of Lake Michigan. Dune Acres is situated 2½ miles southwest of Indiana Dunes State Park.
Beverly Shores
Village
Beverly Shores is a town in Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States, about 36 miles east of downtown Chicago. The population was 597 as of the 2023 5-year ACS census. Beverly Shores is situated 3½ miles northeast of Indiana Dunes State Park.
Chesterton
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chesterton is a small town in Northwestern Indiana, home to the headquarters of the South Shore Railroad.
Indiana Dunes State Park
- Categories: Indiana state park and recreation area
- Location: Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.66589° or 41° 39′ 57″ northLongitude
-87.03854° or 87° 2′ 19″ westElevation
594 feet (181 metres)Open location code
86HJMX86+9HOpenStreetMap ID
way 321571777OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
4921837Wikidata ID
Q598933
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Indiana Dunes State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Indiana Dunes State Park”
- Dutch: “Indiana Dunes State Park”
- French: “Indiana Dunes State Park”
- German: “Indiana Dunes State Park”
- Hebrew: “הפארק המדינתי אינדיאנה דונס”
- Japanese: “インディアナ・デューンズ州立公園”
- Polish: “Park stanowy Indiana Dunes”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Russell and Dunes Nature Preserve.
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