Indiana Dunes National Park
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Friday April 19 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Friday April 19 5:30pm - 6:30pm CDT Monthly
Science Fridays
Calling all nerds! Expand your knowledge and join fellow nature enthusiasts for a night of education and wonder. There will be a series of presentations given by local experts with each month covering a different topic. For more information and a list of topics visit ou......More
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Friday April 19 7:30pm - 9:00pm CDT Monthly
Music Heritage Series Concert
Come out for a night of music and song. The Save the Tunes Council is a group of local musicians devoted to preserving and passing on folk songs using a variety of traditional musical instruments.For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National P......More
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Saturday April 20 8:30am - 2:30pm CDT
Rail Rangers South Shore Train Program on the South Shore Train - Millennium
8:40 am CT – 12:21 pm ET | Chicago (Millennium Station) to South Bend (Airport Station) | Train # 50312:57 pm ET – 2:39 pm CT | South Bend (Airport Station) to Chicago (Millennium Station) | Train # 506Join The Midwest Rail Rangers on the South Shore and learn about the......More
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Saturday April 20 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Saturday April 20 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT Monthly
Chellberg Farm Care
Meet up with a ranger and fellow volunteers to help care for the Chellberg Farm. Equipment and protective gear will be provided.For other opportunities in volunteering at the Indiana Dunes National Park, please visit The Park Connection volunteer page.
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Saturday April 20 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT Weekly
Chellberg Farm Open House
Stop by the historic Chellberg Farm to tour the farmhouse visit the animals and hear stories of the area’s history from rangers and park volunteers. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Indiana Dunes. For more information on how to join The Friends visit dunefrie......More
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Saturday April 20 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT Weekly
Nature Play Date
Visit the Paul H. Douglas Center for a day of family friendly fun. Enjoy the free nature themed craft set up in the art room visit the live animal room or build a fort in the Nature Play Zone. This program is sponsored by Friends of Indiana Dunes. For more information o......More
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Sunday April 21 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Sunday April 21 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT Weekly
Chellberg Farm Open House
Stop by the historic Chellberg Farm to tour the farmhouse visit the animals and hear stories of the area’s history from rangers and park volunteers. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Indiana Dunes. For more information on how to join The Friends visit dunefrie......More
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Sunday April 21 1:30pm - 3:30pm CDT Weekly
Miller Woods Hike
Meet at the Paul H. Douglas Center for a ranger-led hike through Miller Woods on the Paul H. Douglas Trail to the shore of Lake Michigan. This amazing hike goes through a globally rare black oak savannah and around towering sand dunes and interdunal wetlands. Wear sturd......More
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Monday April 22 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Monday April 22 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Earth Day Park-wide Cleanup
Celebrate Earth Day and show your support for environmental protection by spending the morning at the Indiana Dunes National Park’s annual Earth Day Cleanup. Family friends neighbors and park employees will join forces to collect a winter’s worth of trash and debris fro......More
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Tuesday April 23 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Wednesday April 24 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Thursday April 25 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Friday April 26 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Friday April 26 5:30pm - 6:30pm CDT Monthly
Science Fridays
Calling all nerds! Expand your knowledge and join fellow nature enthusiasts for a night of education and wonder. There will be a series of presentations given by local experts with each month covering a different topic. For more information and a list of topics visit ou......More
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Friday April 26 7:30pm - 9:00pm CDT Monthly
Music Heritage Series Concert
Come out for a night of music and song. The Save the Tunes Council is a group of local musicians devoted to preserving and passing on folk songs using a variety of traditional musical instruments.For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National P......More
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Saturday April 27 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Saturday April 27 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT Monthly
Chellberg Farm Care
Meet up with a ranger and fellow volunteers to help care for the Chellberg Farm. Equipment and protective gear will be provided.For other opportunities in volunteering at the Indiana Dunes National Park, please visit The Park Connection volunteer page.
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Saturday April 27 9:00am - 11:00am CDT Daily
Woodland Wildflower Hike
Join a ranger at the Heron Rookery for a hike to see what early woodland flowers are blooming. The Heron Rookery traill runs along the Little Calumet River and is one of the best locations in the region to see woodland wildflowers. The hike starts from the Heron’s Rooke......More
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Saturday April 27 10:00am - 11:30am CDT
Native Plant Talks
Appearing together for the first time, regional botanists Nathanael Pilla and Steve Sass will explore the ecology, history, and physiology of some of their favorite Indiana Dunes plants focusing on those species offered by the Friends of the Indiana Dunes upcoming nativ......More
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Saturday April 27 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT Weekly
Chellberg Farm Open House
Stop by the historic Chellberg Farm to tour the farmhouse visit the animals and hear stories of the area’s history from rangers and park volunteers. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Indiana Dunes. For more information on how to join The Friends visit dunefrie......More
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Saturday April 27 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT Weekly
Nature Play Date
Visit the Paul H. Douglas Center for a day of family friendly fun. Enjoy the free nature themed craft set up in the art room visit the live animal room or build a fort in the Nature Play Zone. This program is sponsored by Friends of Indiana Dunes. For more information o......More
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Sunday April 28 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More
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Sunday April 28 9:00am - 11:00am CDT Daily
Woodland Wildflower Hike
Join a ranger at the Heron Rookery for a hike to see what early woodland flowers are blooming. The Heron Rookery traill runs along the Little Calumet River and is one of the best locations in the region to see woodland wildflowers. The hike starts from the Heron’s Rooke......More
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Sunday April 28 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT Weekly
Chellberg Farm Open House
Stop by the historic Chellberg Farm to tour the farmhouse visit the animals and hear stories of the area’s history from rangers and park volunteers. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Indiana Dunes. For more information on how to join The Friends visit dunefrie......More
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Sunday April 28 1:30pm - 3:30pm CDT Weekly
Miller Woods Hike
Meet at the Paul H. Douglas Center for a ranger-led hike through Miller Woods on the Paul H. Douglas Trail to the shore of Lake Michigan. This amazing hike goes through a globally rare black oak savannah and around towering sand dunes and interdunal wetlands. Wear sturd......More
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Monday April 29 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT Daily
Trash Trekkers
Lend a hand in our drop-in litter clean up program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center to receive trash bags then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awaited with a free reusable water bottle for filling up their b......More