Ranger Dan: 48.3 Indiana Dunes National Park

Date of Visit: May 4, 2026

We have visited the Indiana Dunes several times including when it used be a National Lakeshore and not a National Park. Thus, this visit was meant to just be a quick stop for the America 250 stamp. We discovered there was a Indigenous Cultural Trail at the Visitor Center that is new since our last visit and ended up exploring that, too.

Sign at Visitor Center

Buffalo Statue in front of Visitor Center

Indigenous Cultural Trail

Indigenous Cultural Trail - Miami Lunar Calendar

Indigenous Cultural Trail - Miami Lunar Calendar

Indigenous Cultural Trail - American Elm

Indigenous Cultural Trail

Indigenous Cultural Trail - Potawatomi Lunar Calendar

America 250 stamp

Previous Visits to this Unit:

• 48.1 Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
• 48.2 Indiana Dunes National Park

See full list of Ranger Dan's National Parks Visited here.