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 ...

Indiana Dunes National Park sandwiches Indiana Dunes State Park, where you can find the area’s three tallest dunes: Mount Tom (192 ft), Mount Holden (184 ft), and Mount Jackson (176 ft).

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 large swath of beaches and biodiversity recently got an upgrade from the federal government. A lakeshore no more, Indiana Dunes National Park made its debut Friday after U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky,… ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...