Indiana Dunes National Park

Around The Parks: Ranger-Led Bike Tours, Boardwalk Construction, Railroad Tunnels

There's lots going on around the National Park System, from ranger-led bike tours of the monuments at Shiloh National Military Park to a tour of the country's first railroad tunnel at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site.

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By NPT Staff - July 14th, 2021 1:45am

Cowles Bog Trail, Indiana Dunes National Park

Trail through the woods with fall colors in Indiana Dunes National Park

"The Cowles Bog Trail highlights an area of such outstanding plant diversity that it was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1965. This location, where Dr. Henry Cowles conducted much of his early work in plant ecology and succession in the early 1900s, remains an important focus for scientific study today."

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By Rebecca Latson - April 29th, 2021 4:15am

Covid Proving Costly To The National Park Service

Science, interpretation, and resource management are among the areas in the National Park System that have taken hits from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study of how park operations across the country were affected by Covid-19.

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By NPT Staff - April 13th, 2021 2:00am

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National Parks Quiz And Trivia #27

Are you ready to test your knowledge and learn more about units in the National Park System? Then take a look at National Parks Quiz And Trivia #27 and see just how much you know (or think you know).

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By Rebecca Latson - March 26th, 2021 2:00am

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Where Will You Explore Winter In The National Park System?

Winter, the season with cold, snow, short days and long nights, can be a challenging season to explore the National Park System. Yet it also holds surprises that reveal themselves in shimmering lights darting across the night sky, in tracks of what passed the night before across the snowscape, and in congregations of wildlife.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 6th, 2020 10:34am

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Save The Dunes’ Dunes Dash Going Virtual For Indiana Dunes National Park

The Save the Dunes' Dunes Dash to support Indiana Dunes National Park will go on in 2020...but virtually.

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By NPT Staff - August 31st, 2020 10:10am

National Parks Quiz And Trivia #13

It’s time, again, to find out just how much you really know about these national parks and protected lands with another National Parks Traveler Quiz And Trivia piece. Test your knowledge before checking the answers, then read a little bit of national park trivia with which you can use to impress family and friends.

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By Rebecca Latson - August 4th, 2020 10:57am

Exploring The Parks: Logs To Lustrons, Sand To Swamp At Indiana Dunes

The engine growls and gears grind as the yellow school bus lurches ahead. The hard, dark green, vinyl bench seat accentuates the jolt. Memories of a childhood decades removed flash through my mind. I feel a surge of youthful energy as we begin a tour of the diverse and interesting architecture in and near Indiana Dunes National Park.

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By NPT Staff - February 17th, 2020 9:31am

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Premiere Of Octave Chanute Film At Indiana Dunes National Park

Octave Chanute, the renowned civil engineer and flight pioneer, is known by many in northwest Indiana as the region's icon of innovation. Now, a feature documentary is telling the story of the influential flight pioneer whose experiments in the Indiana Dunes propelled the development of the airplane to new heights.

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By NPT Staff - February 2nd, 2020 1:30am

Winter Opens Snowy National Parks To Hardy Adventurers

Thanksgiving week brought a lot of snow to much of the country. I returned home to find 8-9 inches of the white stuff in the yard, and a decided chill (low teens) in the air. All of which naturally got me thinking about how to enjoy the winter months in the cold weather side of the National Park System. If you’re looking to enjoy parks chilled and blanketed by winter, here are some destinations to consider.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 6th, 2019 1:45am

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The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

Here’s the definitive guide to National Park System campgrounds where RVers can park their rigs.

Our app is packed with RVing- specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 national parks.

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The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks