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Indiana Dunes

Lake Michigan's Sandy Shore

Towering dunes and beaches on Lake Michigan, just outside Chicago.

At a glance · 5 reasons to go

Why Indiana Dunes.

  1. Climb towering dunes over Lake Michigan.

  2. Swim wide sandy beaches in summer.

  3. Diverse plant life in a young national park.

  4. Easy day trip from Chicago.

  5. Big-lake beach time in the Midwest.

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Indiana Dunes is the Midwest's beach — soaring sand dunes and broad swimming beaches on Lake Michigan, with surprising biodiversity, all an easy hop from Chicago. Climb a dune, then cool off in the lake.

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Safety

Safety Overview

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Reviewed: 2026-06-06

If It’s Safe Travel… Travel Well.

Before You Travel

Five minutes of preparation means your whole group has emergency numbers, hospitals and your GPS location available offline — no WiFi needed when it matters most.

Share Safety Info with Your Travel Party

Everyone in your group needs this page open on their phone. The emergency button only works if the safety card is saved on their device.

Why this matters: When they open the link, TravelWell automatically saves the emergency numbers and hospital details to their phone — no WiFi needed later. This takes 5 seconds and could save a life.

Message to send

TravelWell Safety — Indiana Dunes: Emergency numbers, hospitals and safety info. Open this before we travel so it works offline. https://travelwell.world/en/destinations/indiana-dunes

Traveling to Indiana Dunes with a pet?

🇺🇸 United States has specific entry rules — microchip, rabies, permits and more. See exactly what your pet needs before you book.

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