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A pair of blue snowshoes sits against a wooden fence in the snow.

Discovering Snowshoeing in the Indiana Dunes National Park

By Michelle Senderhauf on Dec. 15, 2023

Once the Indiana Dunes area is blanketed in a few inches of snow, you'll start to see people traversing the parks' trails on snowshoes. I've lived near the Indiana Dunes nearly all my life, but I've never even tried on a pair of snowshoes. Now that I'm working for the Indiana Dunes, I figured it was…

Discovering Beauty on the 3 Dune Challenge

By Charlene Lynn on Nov. 23, 2023

Take your leaf peeping to a whole new level with the 3 Dune Challenge (Trail 8) at the Indiana Dunes State Park. This rugged 1.5-mile trail winds through wooded areas boasting plenty of vibrant native trees and autumn foliage and features hikes up the park’s three tallest sand dunes: Mt. Jackson…

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