Porter County tourism is in a good place in 2024. At its sixth State of Tourism event at Riley’s Railhouse in Chesterton Thursday afternoon Indiana Dunes Tourism staff spoke of focusing its efforts ...

Indiana Dunes National Park is home to over 2,000 recorded species and has five different ecosystems.

Travelers may not think of dunes when they think of Indiana. “Cornfields they would believe,” joked Bruce Rowe, a ranger at Indiana Dunes National Park. But sure enough, there are dunes right along ...

The Indiana Dunes in northern Indiana tower almost 200 feet above Lake Michigan and have formed over thousands of years. It's also a spot to enjoy miles of sandy beaches and nature preserves. Here's a ...

Even though summer is winding down for many, there are still many beach days left. But beaches are seeing fewer lifeguards right now. The signs here say that swimming is not allowed. But that rule isn ...

This comes after a nearly two-year legal battle with the environmental group Save the Dunes. Fights over whether to harden ...

INDIANA (WLS) -- Visitors to Indiana Dunes National Park will have to pay an entry fee starting March 31. It will cost $15 per-person or $25 per-carload. An annual pass is available for $45. Seniors ...

PORTAGE, Ind. (WLS) -- The Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk at the Indiana Dunes will start closing early because of vandals. Beginning Friday, the new hours will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The gates ...

The new Indiana Dunes National Park superintendent will be Jason Taylor, a 15-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service who has worked in areas ranging from Massachusetts ...