Bring your own kayak and join a ranger for a paddle up the Little Calumet River. Programs are offered on Saturday October 1st and Sunday October 9, 16, and 30 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. The paddle will start at the Bailly launch point on Howe Road. Parking is available at the Mnoké Prairie parking lot. Participants must have a life vest. No reservation required.
The Mnoké Prairie parking lot is located on Howe Road, just south of the Little Calumet River in Porter. For more information on this and other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park you can call 219-395-1882. Please visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu, download the official National Park Service app, or view our Facebook page.
The national park’s new entrance fee went into effect as of March 31, 2022. The fee is $25 per car for a 1–7-day pass. A $45 annual pass for the Indiana Dunes National Park is also available. Holders of the following federal passes will not pay an entrance fee: Annual, Senior, Veterans/Military/Gold Star Family, 4th Grade, Access (disability), and the Volunteer Passes. For more information on other national park passes and details about the new fee, go to www.nps.gov/indu. Please purchase passes or pay entrance fees at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center or at www.recreation.gov/sitepass/indu. When parking, display pass or receipt on the rearview mirror or dashboard.
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