Indiana Dunes National Park near Porter Indiana
Indiana Dunes National Park has acquired about 95% of the property within the authorized boundaries. Several of its holdings are non-contiguous and do not include the 2,182-acre Indiana Dunes State Park, which is within the boundaries of the national park but is owned, managed, and protected by the state of Indiana. The national park is divided into 15 parcels of various acreage. Along the lakefront, the eastern area is roughly the lake shore south to U.S. 12 or U.S. 20 between Michigan City, Indiana, on the east and the ArcelorMittal steel plant on the west. A small extension, south of the steel mill continues west along Salt Creek to Indiana 249. The western area is roughly the shoreline south to U.S. 12 between the Burns Ditch west to Broadway in downtown Gary, Indiana. In addition, there are several outlying areas, including; Pinhook Bog, in LaPorte County to the east. The Heron Rookery in Porter County, the center of the park, and the Calumet Prairie State Nature Preserve and the Hobart Prairie Grove, both in Lake County, the western end of the park. Also within the National Park is the Hoosier Prairie State Nature Preserve, managed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Portage Lakefront within Indiana Dunes National Park in Portage Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Portage Lakefront within Indiana Dunes National Park in Portage Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Portage Lakefront within Indiana Dunes National Park in Portage Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Portage Lakefront within Indiana Dunes National Park in Portage Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
The Florida Tropical House within the Indiana Dunes National Park in Michigan City Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Lake Michigan from Mount Baldy within the Indiana Dunes National Park in Michigan City Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Lake Michigan from Mount Baldy within the Indiana Dunes National Park in Michigan City Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Portage Lakefront within Indiana Dunes National Park in Portage Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Portage Lakefront within Indiana Dunes National Park in Portage Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Portage Lakefront within Indiana Dunes National Park in Portage Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Portage Lakefront within Indiana Dunes National Park in Portage Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
The Florida Tropical House within the Indiana Dunes National Park in Michigan City Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020
Lake Michigan from Mount Baldy within the Indiana Dunes National Park in Michigan City Indiana
Captured August 14, 2020