The others, they just think they are driving by or walking over a hill.” Here’s what visitors should know about Indiana Sand Dunes, the latest national park in USA TODAY’s yearlong series.

Indiana Dunes, 15 miles of sublime beauty along the southern tip of Lake Michigan, ... Indiana Dunes takes big step to becoming Indiana's first national park. Dwight Adams. IndyStar.

Indiana Dunes National Park, a 15,000-acre area in northwestern Indiana, along the shore of Lake Michigan, is the country’s newsest and 61st – national park. It’s one of 418 units in the US ...

The Indiana Dunes contain sand dunes, prairies, wetlands, and forests. Its over 15,000 acres is also home to a wide variety of plants and animals. Today, the dunes are threatened by pollution and ...

A “place for the millions of pent-up city folk to seek refuge, quiet and renewal.” That was the way US Senator Paul H. Douglas envisioned the dunes on the south shore of Lake Michigan. The ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - A park spokesman says a popular sand dune along Lake Michigan will remain closed this summer as scientists work to determine why a 6-year-old boy was nearly buried alive in 2013 ...

How exactly the dunes produce this music—sometimes several notes at a time—continues to befuddle experts. Growing up in the shadow of the Indiana Dunes, I’ve only heard the singing sands once.

Indiana beaches were packed for Memorial Day weekend and the park rangers at the Indiana Dunes National Park is expecting more of the same Monday.

A time capsule from 1941 was discovered by a contractor at Indiana Dunes National Park in the town of Porter, officials announced last week. "On the afternoon of September 23, 2024, as ...

In 2019, the dunes became the nation’s 61st national park. In 2021, the last year for which data is available, nearly 3.18 million people visited Indiana Dunes National Park.

Indiana Dunes National Park, a 15,000-acre area in northwestern Indiana, along the shore of Lake Michigan, is the country’s newsest and 61st – national park. It’s one of 418 units in the US ...