Sunset at Porter Beach - Indiana Dunes National Park

To close out our first day at Indiana Dunes National Park, we watched the sunset over Gary, Indiana from Porter Beach in October 2019. Free off-road paved parking is available for 30 vehicles including four accessible spots just east of Wabash Avenue, Porter, Indiana. A summer-only restroom facility is located at the north end of the parking lot.

Free parking lot

Seasonal restrooms

Chicago (32 miles)

Gary, Indiana

Kiteboarding

Entry to Indiana Dunes National Park is free. However, an expanded amenity fee of $6 daily per vehicle ($30 for busses and RVs) is collected at West Beach from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through the Monday of Labor Day weekend from 8:00 am to as late as 7:00 pm Central Time. This fee is used to provide the bathhouse and lifeguard service.

The park website is https://www.nps.gov/indu/index.htm.