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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Facilities
Open daily;
Summer hours 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Winter hours 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
The building is located near the southeast corner of U.S. Highways 49 and 20. Shared with the Porter County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission and Indiana Dunes State Park visitors receive information about the Indiana dunes and surrounding area.
9 a.m. - dusk from Memorial Day weekend till Labor Day; a user fee is charged.
$6.00 per car per day
$1.00 bicyclists/walk-ins per day
$30.00 per bus per day
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
Open limited hours during some special events; associated parking lots and trails are open 7 a.m. till dusk.
Open for scheduled groups. There is a small parking for use by visitors hiking the Miller Woods Trail. The trail is open 7 a.m. to sunset daily.
Available for groups scheduled for overnight educational visits. Call 219-395-9555 for more information.
This building, located at the corner of Highway 12 and Kemil Road, served as the national lakeshore's visitor center for many years. Today, it is operated as an Interpretive Center for scheduled programs for the public and education groups.
Calumet Dune, Ly-co-ki-we, and Dunewood Trace trails and parking lot are open from 7 a.m. till dusk, daily. They have restrooms and informational signs.
Maine ocean islands provide the only nesting sites for Atlantic puffins in the United States. Eastern Egg Rock in the midcoast region, Seal Island and Matinicus Rock at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, and Machias Seal Island and Petit Manan Island off the downeast coast provide habitat for more than 4,000 puffins each summer.