Accessibility
Indiana Dunes is working to provide access to beach areas. Access to the waters of Lake Michigan is a challenging problem. Presently, two beach access areas are considered accessible: West Beach, Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk,
Fully Accessible Accessible parking and restroom services are available throughout the park. A standard wheelchair is available for loan at the Paul H. Douglas Center.
- West Beach Bathhouse,
- Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education,
- Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center. Hearing Assist devices are available in the theater.
BioBlitz 2009 May 15 and 16, the park hosted an All Taxa Biological Diversity survey. In a 24 hour period, 2000 students and thousands of additional volunteers surveyed the park for every available living species. "We have inventoried 890 species", said John Francis, vice president of research, conservation and exploration for National Geographic in Washington, D.C. The tally at the close of the 24 hours was 890 species, including 26 amphibians and reptiles, 101 birds, 18 fish, 27 fungi, 11 mammals, 410 plants, and 178 insects. The talley had risen to 1200 unique species by June 1.
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