Thanks for bringing your group to Indiana Dunes National Park. As you plan your trip, please use our available resources such as our self-guided hike curriculums. For a printed paper copy of the following curriculums, please email us your mailing address, along with the name of requested curriculum, or call our Education Programs Ranger/Specialist, Christine Gerlach, at 219-395-1885. Though we cannot always provide a ranger-led hike at our education center, please consider working with the education specialist to set up a visit to the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Eduction where you can accomplish a self-guided hike inside and outside the facility. Provided below is one of our three new self-guided programs that adhere to visiting the Paul H. Douglas Center. Once you have selected your trip date and location, please call our scheduling office at 219-395-1885 so we can put your group on our calendar. We want to know that you are coming because it:
A Day at the Dunes"A Day at the Dunes" is a curriculum that teachers can use to lead a self-guided hike of Indiana Dunes National Park. There are also pre-visit activities and post-visit activities that we can send to you directly upon request. ![]() NPS Visiting the Nature Play Zone at the Paul H. Douglas CenterOur mission is to preserve and protect all natural resources, but here at the Nature Play Zone, a small area at the environmental education center, we have set aside a part of the national park for a hands on play area. Here children may play with, manipulate, and use their imaginations with the natural objects found within. Self-Guided Activity Packet for Grades 2-8Teachers can use this set of activities when visitng the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education. You can also send your requests for printed copies of these curriculums to: Attn: Christine Gerlach Educational Fee WaiversWhen scheduling a field trip through the Indiana Dunes National Park, you can select either a Self-Guided or Ranger-Guided visit. In both cases you must...
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Last updated: February 18, 2022