Indiana Dunes National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
United States National Park in Indiana
About Indiana Dunes National Park
The history of Indiana Dunes National Park falls into settlement, preservation, and park segments. Joseph and Monee Bailly, the fur traders, settled on the banks of the Little Calumet River in 1822. The wetlands of the Indiana Dunes proved to be a good place for contacts between the Bailly family and the Pottawatomie tribe of Native Americans. In 1822, the Pottawatomie nation had already developed an established lifestyle of duneland use, including the trapping of local beaver, raccoon, and muskrat. After the Pottawatomie people were forcibly expelled from the Lake Michigan shoreline in the 1830s and 1840s, railroads built lines through the Indiana Dunes westward to the fast-growing city of Chicago; but the Dunes themselves, with their comparatively infertile soil, were settled relativel
Top Attractions in Indiana Dunes National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Indiana Dunes National Park:
- ★3 Dunes Challenge
- ★Central Beach
- ★Century of Progress Homes
- ★Kemil and Dunbar Beaches
- ★Lake View
- ★Mt Baldy
- ★Porter Beach
- ★Trail 9 in the Indiana Dunes State Park
Where to Stay in Indiana Dunes National Park
- 🏨Dunewood Campground
- 🏨Indiana Dunes State Park
Indiana Dunes National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 12 sections including: