Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center

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1215 IN-49 Porter, IN 46304 219-926-2255 219-395-1882 Official Website

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Overview of Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center

Overnight parking in your RV is permitted. However, open fires, tents, etc. are not. The area is patrolled regularly by the local police department.

Last Price Paid: $0

Reported by Happy_Trails_Family on 9/5/2023

Number of Sites 20

Pad Type asphalt

Elevation 656 ft / 199 m

Max Stay 1

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Reviews of Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center 7 people have reviewed this location.

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Last reported 8/7/2023

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“Great Overnight Stay! ”

Reviewed 9/5/2023

Nightly rate:	FREE!

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Nice quiet spot to spend the night. Safe and perfect location for visiting the National Park.

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Happy_Trails_Family would stay here again

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“Hidden Gem”

Reviewed 8/7/2023

Nightly rate:	FREE!
Days stayed:	1

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I suggest arriving after or close to when the visitors center closes due to a lot of the parking lot being closed for construction right now. We had to spin around the parking lot a couple of times until a spot opened up for our Class C Motorhome and two door Jeep. Cars parked in the long pull in space along the backside meant for long... more

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camper-841986

2 reviews

“Great Place For A Short Over Night Stop”

Reviewed 7/2/2023

Nightly rate:	FREE!
Days stayed:	1

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Arrived a bit late in the evening there was enough spaces to park our vehicles in one spot, a nice place to have a short or long walk to stretch your legs after a long drive. In the morning got to go into the center to use the bathroom and see what activities they had. Some photo opportunities for the kiddies at the art work outside... more

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camper-841986 would stay here again

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camper-825903

2 reviews

“Great Stay, Would Recommend ”

Reviewed 6/2/2023

Nightly rate:	FREE!

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My partner and I stayed the night here and it was a quiet, peaceful stay. There are designated spots in the back for RVs, and spots for regular car campers (like us). While cooking breakfast on the Coleman, a ranger greeted us and went on his way. Needless to say you won’t find any trouble here.

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camper-758986

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“Convenient Location”

Reviewed 11/11/2022

Nightly rate:	FREE!

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This was a really good spot for an overnight stay in our van. No one disturbed us and we got a full night of sleep. In the morning we checked out Indiana Dunes State Park, which was just a few minutes down the road. The downside is the visitor center closes and then you can’t access the bathrooms. We looked for other bathroom options, ... more

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“Nice Overnight Stop”

Reviewed 9/8/2022

Nightly rate:	FREE!
Days stayed:	1

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Clean, mostly quiet some highway noise at night. Nice rv spots in the back. arrived early we were the only ones til almost dark then 4 more rvs rolled in some hung around in the morning some were right out. We walked the trail to the beach and had a nice day. Rangers and gift shop staff were nice.

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Lunaru

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“Nice park access with a good overnight stop! ”

Reviewed 8/11/2022

Nightly rate:	FREE!
Days stayed:	1

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We stopped by on a Monday to see if they had any camping cancellations but they were fully booked. However, the ranger said we could park overnight with our RV in the visitor center parking lot. There are maybe 10 spaces for RVs. A few diagonal spaces, plus a parallel parking zone along a field of wildflowers and the really quaint pet ... more

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“Great Overnight Stay! ”

“Hidden Gem”

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“Great Stay, Would Recommend ”

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“Nice Overnight Stop”

“Nice park access with a good overnight stop! ”

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