Indiana Dunes State Park

Join us at the Nature Center to celebrate this special day that only happens once every 4 years! This moderate 2-mile hike will head to the beach house blowout and back. This program is free to attend after paying the gate admission for the park....

Spoken word performer Glory-June Greiff brings poetry to life transforming it into a storytelling experience. Her poetry will explore the wonders of nature and winter offering the audience a new perspective on this special environment that is the...

Join Naturalists and volunteers for this special lunar hike to Lake Michigan and back. You can meet at the Nature Center at 6:30 p.m. for a short presentation about our moon along with some “stellar” treats. Hike begins at 7:30 p.m. Call the...

Meet the Naturalist at the east side of the Beach Pavilion for a 45-minute exploratory walk along the state park beach. We’ll see what mysteries may have washed up, and if the shelf ice is forming! This program is free to attend after paying the...

This is a fun geocaching event that lets any level of geocachers come together to compete and enjoy the beauty of our Indiana Dunes region. This year’s challenges and prizes are themed around Duneland architecture. Full details are located at...

Join a ranger in the Douglas Center's theatre for a screening of a national park or outdoor-related documentary. The Paul H Douglas Center for Environmental Education is located in the western portion of the national lakeshore at 100 North Lake...

Stop by the Nature Center to watch some of our resident reptiles and amphibians eat their morning meals! This program is free to attend after paying the gate admission into the park. Contact the Nature Center with any questions at 219-926-1390.

Join a ranger for a late afternoon hike at the Kemil Beach IN parking lot. Catch the sunset and enjoy sweeping views of the Great Marsh from the top of the Dune Ridge Trail. Celebrate the shortest day of the year.The Kemil Beach parking lot is...

Stop in this morning to watch our Nature Center’s reptiles and amphibians eat their breakfast! This program is free after paying the gate admission for the park. Contact the Nature Center with any questions at 219-926-1390.

Join a ranger for a hike on Pinhook Bog’s often overlooked Upland Trail at the Indiana Dunes National Park. The hike showcases the bog’s watershed as you hike a ravine, cross a bridge over a secluded pond that feeds the bog, and through stands of...