Is 3 days enough for Indiana Dunes National Park?

Three days from Chicago keeps you in Chesterton / Porter and Michigan City. It is a taste, not the full loop.

What do you do with 7 days in Indiana Dunes National Park?

Seven days uses the overnight towns on this park’s Rimfold loop: Chesterton / Porter, Michigan City. Extra days slow the pace rather than invent a new route.

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How many days in Indiana Dunes National Park?

Q: How many days in Indiana Dunes National Park?

5 days from Chicago, IL is the sane loop, with nights in Chesterton / Porter, Michigan City. Last day is the trip home.

5 days from Chicago is the loop that hits Chesterton / Porter and Michigan City without stuffing extra mornings. Three days keeps you in fewer towns. Seven days uses the full set of overnights on this park.

Park

3 days

Nights in Chesterton / Porter · Michigan City.

1Chicago → Chesterton / Porter
2Chesterton / Porter → Michigan City
3Michigan City → Chicago

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Sane loop

5 days

Nights in Chesterton / Porter · Michigan City.

1Chicago → Chesterton / Porter
2West Beach & the Portage shore
3Chesterton / Porter → Michigan City
4Mount Baldy & Michigan City
5Michigan City → Chicago

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7 days

Nights in Chesterton / Porter · Michigan City.

1Chicago → Chesterton / Porter
2West Beach & the Portage shore
3West Beach & the Portage shore
4Chesterton / Porter → Michigan City
5Mount Baldy & Michigan City
6Mount Baldy & Michigan City
7Michigan City → Chicago

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Last day is the drive (or flight) home. Stays are a base, not a booking. Open a length to see the map and print the plan.

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