INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK

Have an Outdoor Adventure!

Please mark October 2-4, 2020 on your calendar for the 2020 Indiana Dunes Outdoor Adventure Festival! Registration will go live on Monday, August 10, 2020.

Spend the weekend outdoors at the Indiana Dunes Outdoor Adventure Festival, which takes place Friday-Sunday, October 2-4, 2020. Packed with a multitude of outdoor adventures, the festival brings together over 70 events in one weekend. With financial support from Friends of Indiana Dunes and generous help from more than 20 partners, the Indiana Dunes National Park will host the three-day festival.

Centered at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center in Porter, Indiana, the festival showcases the region’s outdoor activities such as hiking, paddling, biking, geo-caching, photography, birding, yoga, and so many others. The festival has events for everyone including families, beginners, experts, and those with limited mobility.

The festival takes place across the region with activities in Porter, La Porte, and Lake Counties. Highlights of the weekend include paddling trips on the Little Calumet River, Lake Michigan, and Lake George, dozens of hikes across the region led by experts, and access to natural areas not normally open to the public.

Registration for the festival is required using the "Register" button at the top of this page. Many events have limited spaces and will fill up quickly, so registration before the festival weekend is highly recommended. There is a $10 festival fee per adult (age 18 and over) and is good for all three days. Children 17 and under are free.

Register today for a great outdoor adventure weekend!

Don't forget to visit the visitor center market place during the festival. There will be food trucks, presentations from experts, live animals, an RV to walk through, REI gear clinics, and much more! Check out the market place activity page by clicking here. The marketplace is free and open to the public.

Have an Outdoor Adventure!

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