We have just news for outdoor enthusiasts in Indiana : The state just got its firstnational park . AsCondé Nast Travelerreports , the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore has long been a preferred vacation name and address among natator and hikers in the part , but it ’s engender some surplus care now that it ’s part of the National Park Service .
The name change ( from National Lakeshore to National Park ) was included in a 465 - page joint declaration that President Donald Trump approved last hebdomad . Throughout story , many of America ’s national park have been created by presidential decree . Theodore Roosevelt famouslycreatedfive interior parks — admit Crater Lake and Mesa Verde — and Woodrow Wilson oversaw the governing body of the National Park Service , the Grand Canyon , and Rocky Mountain National Park .
As for Indiana Dunes , it ’s now the country ’s 61st interior parkland . deposit along the southern tip of Lake Michigan , just a brusk distance from Chicago , the park is a democratic position to swim and surf in the summertime or hiking and snowshoe in the wintertime . As the name suggests , the expanse is best experience for its George Sand dunes , but it ’s also home to 15,000 land of wetlands , woodlands , prairies , black oak savannas , and bogs .
The variety in naming does n’t mean the common will automaticallyreceivemore backing or better protection , but park official are hoping it will encourage visitor to furcate out beyond the picturesque sand dune . “ While the beach and sand dune will always be our primary attracter for the world , we want visitors to get a chance to experience more of this keen home park , ” Bruce Rowe , public information police officer for the Indiana Dunes , toldOutsidemagazine .
If you ’re looking to check out Indiana Dunes — or any interior ballpark , for that subject — you may want to study traveling between April 20 and April 28 . These see markNational Park Week , when a series of special events and programs are held at Rosa Parks across the country ( and entry is free ) .
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