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Indiana
Indiana Dunes
Field Guide
Fifteen miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, towering dunes, and one of the most biodiverse national parks in the country, an hour from downtown Chicago.
A complete planning guide to Indiana Dunes National Park. Covers the park's scattered units along Lake Michigan from West Beach to Mount Baldy, the dune and wetland ecosystem behind its outsized plant biodiversity, top trails including the strenuous Three Dune Challenge and the historic Cowles Bog Trail, birding along the Mississippi Flyway, the Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm historic area, and logistics for visiting by car or by the South Shore Line train from Chicago.
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- Jul 2026
- last updated
What's inside
- 1How to navigate the park's separate units from West Beach to Mount Baldy
- 2The strenuous Three Dune Challenge and other top trails
- 3Prime birding along the Mississippi Flyway, plus dune and wetland wildlife
- 4Bailly Homestead, Chellberg Farm, and getting there via the South Shore Line
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The Indiana Dunes guide, page by page
A 16-page print-at-home PDF field guide to Indiana Dunes, Indiana.
- 01Welcome to Indiana Dunes
- 02Rules & basics
- 03First-time logistics
- 04A small park with outsized biodiversity
- 05Park overview
- 06Park overview map
- 07Best trails & the Three Dune Challenge
- 08Wildlife & birding
- 09Weather & seasons
- 10West Beach & the dunes
- 11Bailly Homestead, Chellberg Farm & Cowles Bog
- 12Camping & lodging
- 13Beyond the beach
- 14Pocket cards
- 15Trail quick-card
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