INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join a park ranger for a hike through Indiana Dunes National Park’s exceptional Miller Woods on Sundays, January 5, 12, 19, and 26, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. The hike follows the Paul H. Douglas Trail and is spectacular in its varied habitats including globally rare black oak savanna, interdunal ponds, wetlands, and towering sand dunes that offer incredible views of Lake Michigan and Chicago. The hike could be as long as three miles with a stop at the lakefront. Meet at the Paul H. Douglas Center, wear sturdy shoes and bring drinking water. On warmer winter days, you may want to bring insect repellent to keep away ticks.
The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education is located in the western portion of the national park at 100 North Lake Street, about one mile north of U.S. Highway 12 in the Miller neighborhood of Gary. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/IndianaDunesNPS.
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Indiana Dunes National Park is one of 419 units of the National Park System ranging from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty. Located in Northwest Indiana, the park includes 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 15,000 acres of biodiverse beaches, woods, prairies, and marshes. Up to 3 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each year.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
