Operating Hours & Seasons

Unless otherwise posted or noted below, all public use areas are open from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm.

 

Indiana Dunes Visitor Center

Indiana Dunes Visitor Center
1215 North Indiana State Road 49
Porter, IN 46304
[phone]

• Open daily, except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
• 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Central Time, from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through the Monday of Labor Day weekend.
• 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Central Time, for the remainder of the year.
• GPS Coordinates: 41.633349, -87.053762 (Decimal Degrees).

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Indiana Dunes National Park Administrative Headquarters

Indiana Dunes National Park Administrative Headquarters
1100 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN 46304
[phone]

• Open Monday - Friday, except for federal holidays.
• 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Central Time.
• GPS Coordinates: 41.630647, -87.086771 (Decimal Degrees).

 

West Beach Bath House

West Beach and Parking Lots
376 North County Line Road
Gary, IN 46403

• Open daily from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm Central Time.
• GPS Coordinates: 41.622509, -87.207993 (Decimal Degrees).

West Beach Expanded Amenity Fee

• The fee is collected daily from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through the Monday of Labor Day weekend from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Central Time.
• $6.00 per vehicle and motorcycle per day, $30.00 per bus per day.
• 50% discount for Senior and Access Passes.
• Cash, U.S. checks or credit, debit and gift cards (MasterCard, Visa and Discover) accepted.

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Dunewood Campground Registration Building

Dunewood Campground
Golf Wood Road & Dunewood Parkway (not a mailing address)
Beverly Shores, IN 46301
[phone] (Visitor Center)

• Campground open from April 1 through November 1.
• First come, first served. No advance reservations.
• $25.00 per night camping fee (expanded amenity fee).
• 50% discount for Senior and Access Passes.
• Credit, debit and gift cards (MasterCard, Visa and Discover) accepted.
• Automated on-site registration and payment system (kiosk at registration building).
• No electrical or water hook-ups.
• Allowed to stay 14 nights per 30 day period.
• GPS Coordinates: 41.671786, -86.983985 (Decimal Degrees).

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Paul H. Douglas Center

Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education
100 North Lake Street
Gary, IN 46403
[phone]

• Open daily, except for federal holidays.
• 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Time, from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through the Monday of Labor Day weekend.
• 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Central Time, for the remainder of the year.
• GPS Coordinates: 41.606286, -87.267483 (Decimal Degrees).

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Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion

Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion
1000 Riverwalk Drive
Portage, IN 46368

• Open daily from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm Central Time.
• Open at all times for those actively engaged in fishing.
• For more information about public programs offered here, please contact the Portage Parks and Recreation Department at [phone] ext. 301 or the Indiana Dunes National Park at [phone].
• GPS Coordinates: 41.630777, -87.178102 (Decimal Degrees).

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Cowles Lodge

Dunes Learning Center
700 Howe Road
Chesterton, IN 46304
[phone]

• Nonprofit National Park Service education partner offering year-round environmental education programs at their residential Indiana Dunes National Park campus, as well as sites in and around the park.

• Works with schools, youth groups, families and the National Park Service to immerse kids in the nature and culture of Indiana Dunes National Park.

• Summer camps for ages 6 to 17 are offered.

• Open to scheduled groups and by invitation only. Additional hours as indicated at www.duneslearningcenter.org.

• Located at the site of the historic Good Fellow Youth Camp.
• GPS Coordinates: 41.625316, -87.096346 (Decimal Degrees).

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