National Lakeshore's West Beach in Running for Best Beach

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on March 10, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's West Beach is one of 20 nominees in USA Today's 10 Best Reader's Choice Awards for the Best National Park Beach and for the Best Freshwater Beach.

Voting ends onMarch 14, 2016. To learn more or to vote for your favorite go to: www.10best.com/awards/travel and click on the Best National Park Beach and Best Freshwater Beach categories. Currently West Beach is in 5thplace in both categories.

For more information on Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, visit the park website at www.nps.gov/indu or contact the park's information desk at 219-395-1882.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service