The park is a mecca for bikers, with a 25.5-mile-long bike trail. Fishing and hunting are also popular in dedicated areas of the park, while others have been set aside as bird and wildlife habitats.

The Gates of the Arctic National Park, in Alaska, is one of the marvels of the U.S. national park system. This and other parks lie on roads less traveled, and take some extra incentive to visit ...

PORTER, Ind. — Lifeguards at a national park in northwest Indiana pulled three people to safety on Thursday. According to officials from the Indiana DNR Division of Law Enforcement, National ...

Indiana Dunes National Park offers a variety of natural habitats across its 15,000 acres. My favorite way to experience several habitats in one compact hike is by taking the Paul H. Douglas Trail in ...

Nature’s perfect balance of forest and shore. The trees stand like guardians watching over Lake Michigan’s gentle waves as they kiss the shoreline. Photo credit: Clint Midwestwood Kemil Beach sits ...

Kemil Beach is nestled within the 15,000-acre Indiana Dunes National Park, which received its well-deserved national park designation in 2019 after decades as a national lakeshore. While this ...

The dunes, now a national park, had been a Saks family destination from decades before the sisters were born, but it was in 1964, during their girlhood, that their parents, Alan and Esther Saks ...

• Porter — The Indiana Dunes National Park visitor center will honor Memorial Day with a free screening of “Vietnam Nurses” from 1 to 2 p.m. CT May 26.

Added to the National Park System as a national "lakeshore," back in 1966, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Indiana is now a national park as of 2019. This was not a sudden decision, but rather a ...

The only national park beach with lifeguards is West Beach near Gary. The beaches are packed on warm weekends; arrive early. Call the visitor center at 219-926-2255.

Everglades National Park Less than an hour from the Miami airport, Everglades National Park protects the largest wilderness area in the eastern United States. Much of the park is difficult to access, ...