Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

Day 1:

7:00am - Leave Home

11:00am to 12:00pm - World's Largest Cross - W. Knagge Road, Effingham, IL
*Picnic Lunch

3:30pm -  Indiana Dune National Lakeshore
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Dunewood Campground $18 First Come First Servie
Pinhook Bog Trail - Easy; 0.75 mile trail through Indiana's only "true" bog. Available by ranger-guided tour only. Tour details can be obtained at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Visitor Center at (219) 926-2255 or by calling (219) 395-1882.

3:30pm to 4:00pm - Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center -Munson Rd (Indiana 49 & Highway 20)

4:10pm - Indiana Dunes State Park - 1600 N 25 East, Chesterton, IN park map
Nature Center
Bird Observation Platform
Devil's Slide?
Trails
Camping $26 a night (Site 138)

Day 2:

9:00am - Leave Camp

9:20am to 10:15am - Heron Rookery Trail - N. County Road 600 E. Michigan City, IN

10:30am to 11:30am - Great Marsh Trail - 500 S Broadway, Beverly Shores, IN

11:35am to 12:30pm - Dune Ridge Trail

12:45pm to 2:00pm - Old Lighthouse Museum - 1 Washington Street, Michigan City, IN
*Picnic Lunch before tour

2:05pm to 3:05pm - Mount Baldy Trail

3:10pm to 4:00pm - Central Beach

4:20pm - Back at Camp
Dinner and explore park

Day 3:

9:00am - Leave Camp

9:10am to 11:00am - Bailly Chellberg Visitor Center
Chellberg Farm and Bailly Homestead

11:10am to 12:00pm - Calumet Dunes Trail

12:10pm to 12:30pm - Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center
Turn in JR Booklets

12:50pm to 3:00pm - West Beach Visitor Center
West Beach
*picnic lunch

5:30pm - Hotel around Indianapolis, IN

Day 4:

9:00am to 12:00pm - Indianapolis Speedway Hall of Fame Museum - 4790 West 16th Street, Indianapolis, IN

6 Hours from Home

Other activites in the area:

Washington Park Zoo - 115 Lakeshore Drive, Michigan City, IN

Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad