Indiana Dunes State Park
Indiana Dunes State Park is a park in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 181 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Holden, a peak 0.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 181 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunes Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
- J.D. Marshall Underwater Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Dunes Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Cowles Bog National Natural Landmark: 2.8 mi
- J. Timothy Ritchie Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Hawthorne Park: 3.4 mi
- Lituanica Park: 3.5 mi
- Dunewood Campground: 3.5 mi
- Brincka Cross Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Indian Springs Park: 3.7 mi
- Mount Holden: 0.2 mi
- Mount Jackson: 0.3 mi
- Mount Tom: 0.4 mi
- Mount Russell: 0.4 mi
- Mount Miner: 0.6 mi
- Bill and Fran Meyer: 0.3 mi
- Charles and Lorraine Sandor: 0.7 mi
- Tremont (New City West): 1.3 mi
- Nike Missile Silos: 2.8 mi
- Verteran's Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Waverly Beach: 0.7 mi
- Porter Beach: 1.3 mi
- East Beach: 1.7 mi
- Ridge Beach: 1.9 mi
- Kemil Beach: 2.4 mi
- Splash Down Dunes Waterpark: 2.4 mi
- Petting Yard: 8.7 mi
- Alligators: 8.7 mi
- Australian Aviary: 8.7 mi
- Hawks: 8.7 mi
- Beverly Shores Depot Museum and Art Gallery: 3.4 mi
- Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center: 3.8 mi
- Barker Mansion: 8.3 mi
- Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education: 12.0 mi
- Nelson Algren Museum: 12.1 mi
- Hosta Garden: 3.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 3.4 mi
- Daylily Garden: 3.4 mi
- Entrance Garden: 8.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 8.3 mi
- Duet: 8.8 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 11.2 mi
- Octave Chanute: 11.2 mi
- Father Marquette Monument: 11.4 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 13.8 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 3.1 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Eggers Grove Picnic Grove 2: 24.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Breakwater Light: 8.3 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 8.3 mi
- Tool Shed: 8.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.4 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 8.4 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 8.6 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 14.1 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 17.3 mi
- Tremont: 1.3 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 5.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indiana Dunes State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | WSW 250° | 214 m | 10.3 mi |
| Chanute Hill | WSW 253° | 195 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Holden | SSW 211° | 194 m | 0.2 mi |
| Mount Tom | SW 223° | 193 m | 0.4 mi |
| Mount Jackson | S 180° | 192 m | 0.3 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ENE 66° | 185 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 3 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Indiana Dunes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
- sassafras161 obs
- Ring-billed Gull132 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage130 obs
- hairy puccoon120 obs
- flowering spurge119 obs
- red columbine112 obs
- Canadian lousewort102 obs
- Eastern Pricklypear100 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/321571777
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 3 mi
- Portage · 9 mi
- Lake Station · 13 mi
- Hobart · 15 mi
- Gary · 16 mi
- Merrillville · 19 mi
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