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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Dunewood Campground
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Dunewood Campground
Season
- Camping opens for 2008 season on Friday, March 31, 2008
- Regular season dates are April 1 through October 31
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Facilities
- 78 campsites: 53 conventional drive-in sites; 25 walk-in sites
- Restrooms and showers
- No electric hookups
- Accessible to visitors with mobility impairments
- No limit on recreational vehicle length
Fees
Attractions/Services
- Lake Michigan is located 1.5 miles north of the campground. Several beaches are within easy driving distance. A gas station and convenience store is located ¼ mile north of the campground at the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Broadway. A South Shore Railroad station, with passenger service to Chicago and South Bend, is located on Broadway, ¼ mile north of the campground.
The Porter County Convention, Recreation & Visitor Commission and LaPorte County Convention & Visitors Bureau, have lists of area campgrounds on their websites.
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Registration/Camping Information
- Camping is on a first come/first serve basis.
- Once a site is selected, please register within one hour.
- Others will know that you have selected the site by seeing your tent/camper/camping equipment.
- Site renewal is by 10 a.m.
- Check out is noon.
- Registration receipts are displayed on the campsite marker post.
- Stays are limited to 14 days in a 30-day period.
- Quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Please be considerate of others.
- Site limits are:
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- 8 people per site
- 2 vehicles (1 for walk-in sites.)
- 1 R.V. or camper or 2 tents (R.V. counts as a vehicle.)
- Tents must be on a pad, vehicles/R.V. campers must remain completely on the pavement.
- Pets must be attended, caged, or on a leash of a maximum length of 6 feet.
- Since exotic insect pests living in firewood kill native trees, don’t bring firewood from ash trees to the park. Burn all firewood, take no firewood home. Firewood available for purchase at local stores.
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Prohibited Activities
- Possession/consumption of alcoholic beverages
- Driving over 15 MPH on campground roads
- Bicycles/vehicles off paved roads
- Wood gathering/cutting
- Campfires outside of provided grates
- Driving nails or hanging hot lanterns in trees
- Digging/leveling campsite
- Bathing/washing at water outlets
- Disturbing/hunting/capturing wildlife or plants
- Weapons/traps/fireworks
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Federal law has authorizes recreational passes that can be used for a variety of discounts. Please see our Fees & Recreation page for more information.
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Did You Know?
At 126 feet high and moving inward at an average rate of four feet per year, Mt. Baldy is the largest moving dune within Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
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Last Updated: April 06, 2009 at 09:43 EST |