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
1215 North Indiana State Road 49
Porter, IN 46304
(219) 395-1882

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).

Indiana Dunes National Park Administrative Headquarters
1100 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN 46304
(219) 395-1772

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

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 as late as 7:00 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, credit, debit, and gift cards (MasterCard, Visa, and Discover) are accepted.

Dunewood Campground
Golf Wood Road & Dunewood Parkway (not a mailing address)
Beverly Shores, IN 46301
(219) 395-1882 (Visitor Center)

Campground open from April 1 through November 1.
$25.00 per night camping fee (expanded amenity fee).
Sites 1 - 34 are reservable at recreation.gov starting six months in advance of the check-in date.
Sites 35 - 67 are first come, first served. No advance registration. Sites are paid for at the campground entrance automated kiosk.
50% discount for Senior and Access Passes.
Credit, debit and gift cards (MasterCard, Visa and Discover) accepted.
No electrical or water hook-ups.
Allowed to stay 14 nights per 30 day period.
GPS Coordinates: 41.671786, -86.983985 (Decimal Degrees).

Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education
100 North Lake Street
Gary, IN 46403
(219) 395-1821

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).

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 (219) 762-1675 ext. 301 or the Indiana Dunes National Park at (219) 395-1859.
GPS Coordinates: 41.630777, -87.178102 (Decimal Degrees).

Dunes Learning Center
700 Howe Road
Chesterton, IN 46304
(219) 395-9555

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).

Last updated: June 12, 2019

1100 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN 46304

(219) 395-1882
Indiana Dunes Visitor Center phone number.

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