National Park · Indiana

Trails in Indiana Dunes National Park

30 named trails · 68 miles · 7 trailheads · 0 with the Park Service's own write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.

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30 trails, A to Z.

7

0.4 mi one way · 70 ft of descent · 604 ft–671 ft · earth surface

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Bailly/Chellberg Trails

0.8 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 635 ft–678 ft

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Beach Trail

0.7 mi one way · 582 ft–604 ft · concrete, sand surface

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Brickyard Trail

1.2 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 70 ft of descent · 611 ft–683 ft · asphalt surface

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Calumet Trail

9.2 mi one way · about 20 ft of climbing · 605 ft–632 ft · gravel surface

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Cowles Bog Trail

2.4 mi one way · about 70 ft of climbing · 591 ft–674 ft · earth, sand, soil, wood surface

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Dune Ridge Trail

0.6 mi one way · about 70 ft of climbing · 607 ft–685 ft · sand surface

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Dune Succession Trail

0.6 mi one way · about 70 ft of climbing · 592 ft–662 ft · sand, wood surface

Picnic areasVisitor centers

Along the way West Beach West Beach

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Fire Trail

0.3 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 613 ft–630 ft

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Glenwood Dunes Trails

10 mi one way · about 250 ft of climbing · 620 ft–685 ft

Picnic areasVisitor centers

Along the way Li-Co-Ki-We Dorothy Buell Memorial

Trailheads Calumet Dune 627 ft Drive there · Li-Co-Ki-We 667 ft Drive there

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Great Marsh Trail

0.9 mi one way · 600 ft–608 ft · earth surface

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Greenbelt Trail

1.4 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 590 ft–707 ft · sand, soil surface

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Little Calumet River Trail

3.1 mi one way · about 50 ft of climbing · 100 ft of descent · 606 ft–682 ft · wood surface

Picnic areasVisitor centers

Along the way Bailly Chellberg Vc Bailly-Chellburg

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Long Lake Trail

1.5 mi one way · about 150 ft of climbing · 605 ft–674 ft · sand surface

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Marquette Trail

2.1 mi one way · 602 ft–615 ft

Trailhead Marquette Trail 606 ft Drive there

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Nature Center Trail

0.1 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 601 ft–619 ft · concrete, soil surface

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Paul H. Douglas Trail

2.7 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 584 ft–613 ft · soil, wood surface

Visitor centers

Along the way Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education

Trailhead Trailhead 606 ft Drive there

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Riverwalk

0.6 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 579 ft–610 ft · wood surface

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Tolleston Dunes Long Loop

1.0 mi one way · about 60 ft of climbing · 609 ft–666 ft · sand surface

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Tolleston Dunes Short Loop

1.0 mi one way · about 60 ft of climbing · 604 ft–671 ft · sand surface

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Tolleston Dunes Trail

0.5 mi one way · about 20 ft of climbing · 605 ft–624 ft · sand surface

Trailhead Inland Marsh 616 ft Drive there

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Trail 10

6.1 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 581 ft–658 ft · sand, soil, wood surface

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Trail 2

2.6 mi one way · about 10 ft of climbing · 588 ft–606 ft · wood surface

Ranger stations

Along the way State Park

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Trail 3

1.0 mi one way · about 100 ft of climbing · 598 ft–670 ft

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Trail 4

0.3 mi one way · about 50 ft of climbing · 90 ft of descent · 601 ft–752 ft · soil, wood surface

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Trail 4, Trail 7

0.1 mi one way · about 30 ft of climbing · 603 ft–630 ft

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Trail 7

0.1 mi one way · about 40 ft of climbing · 622 ft–663 ft · earth surface

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Trail 8

1.0 mi one way · about 200 ft of climbing · 592 ft–749 ft · sand, soil, wood surface

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Trail 9

2.8 mi one way · about 150 ft of climbing · 599 ft–692 ft · sand surface

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West Beach Trail

1.2 mi one way · 606 ft–615 ft · sand surface

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107 more mapped segments without a name are on the map, not in the list.

More hikes the Park Service describes

Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.

1966 Hiking Challenge · 1-5 Hours · dogs allowed · Spring, Summer, Fall
The 1966 Hiking Challenge is comprised of 19 hikes that cover 66 miles of trail in the park, celebrating the park’s founding in 1966. We will offer 19 weekly ranger led hikes every Saturday at 8:00 am starting on May 11 and culminating at the Outdoor Adventure Festival on September 14.
Hiking Indiana Dunes · dogs allowed
Indiana Dunes is home to one of the most biologically diverse habitats in the nation. Hiking is a great way to explore these fascinating landscape. Traverse over 50 miles of trails that lead you through shorelines, dunes, wetlands, prairies, river systems, oak savannahs, cultural sites and more.

About these trails

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.