Dunes National Park Association

Come out for a night of festive music and singing. The Save the Tunes Council is a group of local musicians devoted to preserving and passing on folk songs in the traditional way, using a variety of musical instruments including guitar, autoharp,...

Join fellow astronomy lovers and enjoy our night sky from one of the darkest spots in Indiana Dunes National Park. Members from the Chicago Astronomical Society, Michiana Astronomical Society, and Calumet Astronomical Society will be sharing their...

Join a ranger in search of wild turkey and other wildlife as you work off Thanksgiving dinner at the Calumet Dunes parking lot in Indiana Dunes National Park. Hike along the ancient Calumet shoreline of Lake Michigan and through forested dunes and...

Explore an exciting evening with Indiana Audubon, in collaboration with the Indiana Dunes National Park. Participants will enjoy the sights and sounds of two amazing fall migration spectacles in one day. This special tour will include presentations...

Join staff and visitors at Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk to learn how to paint with local artists. The Art Barn School of Art is providing an artist to teach visitors how to paint a picture inspired by the dunes. A canvas and paints will be...

Kids of all ages are invited to spend a couple of hours having fun in nature at Indiana Dunes National Park. Join a ranger at the Paul H Douglas Center for Environmental Education's Nature Play Zone to build a fort, climb a tree, create awesome...

If you enjoy the changing colors of the fall, join a ranger for the Fall Colors Hike at historic Bailly Homestead / Chellberg Farm. The hike begins in the Bailly Homestead and Chellberg Farm parking lot. Please dress for the weather and wear...

Join staff and visitors at Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk to learn how to paint with local artists. The Art Barn School of Art is providing an artist to teach visitors how to paint a picture inspired by the dunes. A canvas and paints will be...

Stop by and learn about our park’s preservation story. We’ll highlight some of the challenges the region faced in the past as well as the largest threats that confront us today. Meet at the West Beach Contact Station, near the picnic benches, on...

Join staff and visitors at Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk to learn how to paint with local artists. The Art Barn School of Art is providing an artist to teach visitors how to paint a picture inspired by the dunes. A canvas and paints will be...