Trash Trekkers

Volunteer DAILY by meeting at the visitor center to help care for your local national park, and at the Douglas Center (weekends only).

Lend a hand in our drop-in litter cleanup program. Simply check in at the Visitor Center or Douglas Center to receive trash bags, then choose from one of our many beach areas or hiking trails to collect trash. Visitors are awarded with a free, reusable water bottle for filling up their bags. Please leave trash at a trash can on the site you hiked.

There will be temporary passes available for those volunteering during this event. For more information, visit https://www.nps.gov/indu/planyourvisit/fees.htm.

The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education is located at 100 North Lake Street, Gary, IN 46304. GPS Coordinates: 41.606286, -87.267483 (Decimal Degrees).

For more information about volunteering for the park, call 219-221-7098, email cGFya2Nvbm5lY3Rpb24gfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ== or visit https://www.nps.gov/indu/getinvolved/volunteer.htm.

You may also like the following events from Indiana Dunes National Park:

• This Friday, 25th July, 11:00 am, Lake Michigan Boat Tour in Michigan City
• This Friday, 25th July, 05:00 pm, West Beach Succession Trail Hike in Portage
• This Saturday, 26th July, 08:00 am, Dunewood Trace 1966 Hiking Challenge in Chesterton

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