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Dunewood Campground in Porter County is located just 15 min west of Michigan City, IN with an elevation of 624 feet. There are a total of 66 campsites including 13 tent-only sites. The campground is normally open from the beginning of April to the beginning of November. 53 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 26 and 99 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring with grill. Prices start at $25.00 per night. Some amenities include shower, drinking water, restroom, trash dumpster, amphitheater, flush toilets.
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Dunewood

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Total sites: 66
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Booking Window: 6 months

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@BryanP8227284 · Camped on Jul 27, 2025 at Campsite #4
campground is oklevel, big enough sitesspaced okshadeserious mosquito problemcant enjoy area around campsite for all the constant mosquito attacksgenerator policy need revision, 10pm too late, cannot enjoy sounds of nature around site in evening, consider 7pmconsider adding electricity, so generators not neededneed speed humps on campground roads, many cars exceeding speed limit
@CoreySEB6D611F · Camped on Jul 16, 2025 at Campsite #50
Beautiful and secluded campgrounds. But of a drive off the highway, but that just means you only hear sounds from other campers, not the highway. Great place to kayak or float.
@sherrirC9227D3 · Camped on Jul 14, 2025 at Campsite #35
Nice quiet campground. Loved the dishwashing sink. Showers couldve been a little nicer.
@JessicaR455769 · Camped on Jul 13, 2025 at Campsite #23
While the campground location was great for accessing the park it had a few issues. 1. It was right near the train tracks so if youre sleeping in a tent, you hear that all night long and all through the day. The trains do sound their horn whether its night or day too.2. The bathrooms were not clean, especially in the shower area. That was disgusting.3. And lastly, may not matter, but if you need to stake a tent, the pads were so hard that it made driving the mistakes in difficult. Pros1. Great location for Park activities.2. The host were really nice.3. The campsite were clean and for the most part other than the trains, the campground was pretty quiet and well shaded.
@JoshuaW2504657 · Camped on Jul 11, 2025 at Campsite #50
The park staff were very nice and helpful, and very clear about the campground rules upon check-in. I prefer a campground where people are not blaring stereos all day and night, and they want to ensure a quiet, positive experience for all, which it was. Campsites are large and spread out. Overall, the physical setup of the campground was nice. Only complaint is the showers only had ice cold water!!! With how spread out and urban Indiana Dunes NP is, the campground was fairly centrally located, about a mile from the nearest beach and some trails, and despite how urban the area is, getting back into the campground gave a more rustic feel.
@AngelaS2475005 · Camped on Jul 11, 2025 at Campsite #52
Campground staff were friendly and helpful. Ranger and volunteer led hike to the top of Mt. Baldy was incredible!
@LucilleLF74F0D · Camped on Jul 10, 2025 at Campsite #21
The whole campground was very clean! No trash in fire rings or on ground around the campground. Restrooms and showers were also free of trash and although older were kept clean. Beautiful mature trees between campsites with enough space between sites to feel almost private. Staff was very friendly and came to our campsite to introduce themselves and make sure we were checked in and happy with our site. Check in was super easy! Since we reserved our site online all we did for check in was confirm our name and dates reserved. No electric hookups but I brought my power station to recharge my phone and other electronics I had with me. To the volunteers, thank you for all you do to keep our parks beautiful!
@SharonA51B3750 · Camped on Jul 10, 2025 at Campsite #30
As a tent camper, I appreciated a dish washing station, which is rare to find anymore. I also really liked the water fountain and water bottle filler in the campground - very useful!! The sites are large and well-maintained and the couple running check-in were super friendly and knowledgeable.
@CassidyD384541 · Camped on Jul 9, 2025 at Campsite #10
We enjoyed the beach right down the road! Close to gas stations, a few towns, stores, and trails. We were able to do laundry at a laundromat about 10 minutes away and get groceries in the same spot. The campground itself was quiet and tucked away, which was nice, and there were nice showers, but the driveways were very small and hard to accommodate our pop-up camper and car, and a little less private than we would have liked. We didnt have a great experience with the staff either, so we spent most of our time away from camp and only came back to sleep.
@ShawnL3625BF5B · Camped on Jul 5, 2025 at Campsite #15
The host was less than hospitable I would even say grumpy and definitely invasive. I e been camping here for 25 years every year and this was by far the worst experience
@THOMASF4323684 · Camped on Jul 4, 2025 at Campsite #13
We love that the campground is secluded without campsites on top of one another. The restrooms were clean and the camp hosts very helpful. The location is great and we did not notice a lot of noise (were in a camper and not a tent).
@AlanEA28F8CD8B · Camped on Jul 3, 2025 at Campsite #24
Nice campground. No electricity so fewer trailer campers. Bathrooms kept clean. Easy drive to beaches and hiking. Ill be back
@EmilyJAA28F370 · Camped on Jun 29, 2025 at Campsite #59
Had a great time at Dunewood. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Very clean campground.
@MichaelR189137 · Camped on Jun 27, 2025 at Campsite #39
The bathrooms were not very clean this year. They were cleaner in past years.
@NathanC2334492 · Camped on Jun 27, 2025 at Campsite #1
Great location, very well kept, clean bathrooms and nice showers. Amazing little campground.
@ThomasS5574085 · Camped on Jun 26, 2025 at Campsite #15
Great Campgrounds with full shower and bathrooms plus purified water. Friendly staff and a great area to visit both in the national park and the surrounding area, I wish I could go back and start again.
@RichardM509620 · Camped on Jun 26, 2025 at Campsite #5
Beautiful site Campground was clean
@JamesG6676411 · Camped on Jun 24, 2025 at Campsite #53
Dunewood Campground is right in the heart of Indiana Dunes National Park. The location makes it easy to get to any of the Parks beaches and trails. We found the staff to be very friendly and welcoming, and they were super helpful getting us oriented to the beaches and other Park features. Our campsite was in the Douglas Loop and it was very spacious and well shaded (much appreciated on this hot June trip). The bathrooms and showers were very clean, which was also a welcome find when we needed to clean up after a busy day. This was among the nicer campgrounds weve experienced at National and/or state campgrounds.
@KellyM9992231 · Camped on Jun 24, 2025 at Campsite #15
Wonderful location! Big sites, nice facilities, excellent hosts.
@SarahR6066410 · Camped on Jun 21, 2025 at Campsite #14
We enjoyed the campsite we had reserved. It was close to the bathrooms which turned out to be a good thing since the water in our rental RV wasn't working. We made good use of the camp sink. The individual shower rooms were nice. Staff were at the bathrooms often to clean, resupply TP etc. Loved the open atmosphere of the campground.
@PamelaZ75DF6E0 · Camped on Jun 19, 2025 at Campsite #5
Excellent campground as so close to the Sand Dunes
@CatherineD54C5 · Camped on Jun 16, 2025 at Campsite #27
The campground hosts were really friendly and helpful leading us to good bike paths.
@KatieK1917561 · Camped on Jun 15, 2025 at Campsite #32
Very clean. Nice big campsites and friendly staff.
@LisaN8400495 · Camped on Jun 14, 2025 at Campsite #33
Very nice campsites. Clean restrooms and showers. Nice dishwashing station. Close to the beach. Stores for supplies close by.
@DianaT5465637 · Camped on Jun 11, 2025 at Campsite #44
This was the quietest campground we have ever stayed at. Loved the set up of the two loops with the bathroom in the middle. There were 4 shower rooms. Bathrooms had entrance on both sides so you didn't have to walk around the building. Big sink to wash dishes in. Very limited traffic past our site because of loop layout. Stayed for four nights but seemed like most were in and out in one or two nights. The short hike to old baldy beach was worth it. We had it to ourselves for almost an hour one morning. The full 3.5 mile loop at West Beach was worth the drive. Lovely trails through many different ecosystems. Many different types of wildflowers in Mid June. Site 44 had a little hill between the sites next to us so we could only really see the site on the other side of the road.

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