NPS - National Park Service

06/29/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/29/2022 14:23

Enjoy a Sunset with a Ranger at the National Park

Date:
June 29, 2022

Catch a beautiful Lake Michigan sunset with a ranger every Wednesday in July. Meet at the Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion Wednesday, July 6 and 13 from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm and on July 20 and 27 from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. There will also be a roaring fire in the pavilion's fireplace. Bring marshmallows to roast. The Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk Pavilion is located at 1000 Riverwalk Drive in Portage. For more information on this and other programs at Indiana Dunes National Park you can call 219-395-1882. Please visit our website, download the official National Park Service app, or view our Facebook page.

The national park's new entrance fee went into effect as of March 31, 2022. The fee is $25 per car for a 1-7-day pass. A $45 annual pass for the Indiana Dunes National Park is also available. Holders of the following federal passes will not pay an entrance fee: Annual, Senior, Veterans/Military/Gold Star Family, 4th Grade, Access (disability), and the Volunteer Passes. For more information on other national park passes and details about the new fee, go to www.nps.gov/indu. Please purchase passes or pay entrance fees at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center or at www.recreation.gov/sitepass/indu. When parking, display pass or receipt on the rearview mirror or dashboard.

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The Indiana Dunes National Park is one of more than 400 units of the National Park System ranging from Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty. Located in Northwest Indiana, the park includes 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and 15,000 acres of biodiverse beaches, woods, prairies, and marshes. Over 3 million visitors come to the Indiana Dunes each year.