If you make the mistake of going on, let's say, Labor Day weekend prepare to be elbow to elbow with greater Chicago. It was a madhouse... Add that to the "never again" list.
One of Indiana's best kept secrets! Miles of untouched shoreline you can enjoy for free as well as Dunes State Park which offers a beach, lifeguards, showers, picnic area, camping, hiking trails and so much more! Several restroom and picnic areas all along the shoreline and all are well kept and clean. The dunes themselves are magnificent! The sand is soft as baby powder! When you just need to get away from it all, this is THE place to go.
Beautiful park on the lake. It's good if you can go midweek or on off weekends. It will be a peaceful wonderful experience then. You can enjoy the dunes, trails and expansive beaches.
Came here on a whim one summer day to check out the beaches I’d always heard about.
This was a nice beach to take kids to. Changing rooms and rinse showers we're in good shape. Bathrooms we're pretty good too. We went early and it wasn't very crowded. It was good for speaking and in able drop water. Swimming isn't a good idea when the water is rough.
We'll definitely go back.
We walked up a dune near the beach and got a great view and some good pics.
First impression was mixed, the drive to the beach was beautiful although a bit confusing. Cell service is non existent out here.
Once on the beach though everything was great. Plenty of open space (everyone is in the parking lot
To make things worse, parking is a disaster. There are what looks like 15 spots for cars, and there’s a line of people just waiting to park. We had to wait at least 35 minutes before someone left allowing a spot to come up. This was later in the day though, so I can’t imagine what it’s like earlier.
Fantastic beach! Trail 9 is my personal favorite but in all honesty there isn't a bad trail in the whole park. If you like camping then this is your place for NWI. RVs are welcome. They have clean changing rooms and bathrooms. Be ready for an incredible time.
I’d highly recommend going but do a lot of planning ahead of time and make sure you have something figured out for parking.
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is a US Park based in Porter, Indiana. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is located at 1215 Indiana 49, Porter, IN 46304, USA.
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