Indiana Dunes State Park

Join the Naturalist at the Nature Center for this easy walk where we explore for signs of turkeys and learn all about their opportunistic lives! This program is free after paying the gate admission for the park. Contact the Nature Center with any...

Join us for this fun program’s 30th year! Another night of fright awaits you in this open-air program at the State Park's Wilson Shelter. Bring a blanket and a friend to hold on to as this program will feature a collection of spooky tales. Two...

For a hootin’ good time as part of the Indiana Dunes Outdoor Adventure Festival, join the Naturalist at the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center for an easy walk where we try to call in some native owls of the dunes. For more information about...

In this fun program, you will get to dispel some myths about our only flying mammal. Join us in the Nature Center auditorium for a program and easy hike to see bats flying out for their nightly insect meals! This program is free, as is admission to...

Turtle trot on over to the Nature Center to meet and learn about the variety of turtles found here in the dunes! This program is free after paying the gate fee for the park.

Come along with our Naturalists and volunteers for this special hike to Lake Michigan and back. Join us at 7:30 p.m. for a presentation about our moon with some “stellar” treats. Hike starts at 8:30 p.m. Program is weather dependent. Call the...

Indiana Dunes National Park presents the Northwest Indiana Symphony to West Beach on Friday, August 2nd, at 7:30 p.m. Limited to 425 cars. Indiana Dunes National Park is again bringing the Northwest Indiana Symphony to West Beach on Friday, August...

Watch the sand come alive, or participate with friends and family at the 22nd annual sand sculpture contest at Indiana Dunes State Park on Saturday, July 13th. Registration begins at 9 a.m. CDT on the west end of the pavilion and continues through 11...