http://www.indy.com/posts/7643 en-us Jolene.Ketzenberger "Dunes? Indiana has sand dunes?" We do border on Lake Michigan; head to the Michigan City/Chesterton area and check out Indiana Dunes State Park and National Lakeshore. Here's a link to a DNR publication with a story on the dunes: www.in.gov/dnr/public/mayjun03/story2 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:52:45 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21593 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21593 TulsaBelle These all sound awesome. A couple of people had mentioned Nashville before but I didn't know it had so much to offer. I like the park ideas too. I will have to research those mentioned further. Eagle creek sounds amazing! I have a dog (of course you know that by the picture) and would love to go exploring there. Dunes? Indiana has sand dunes? Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:27:31 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21590 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21590 Nate Indiana Dunes is kind of cool. It's just unreal to come up on these huge sand dunes when your in the midwest. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:25:30 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21588 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21588 lizliz If you want to stay in town, you should check out Eagle Creek. It's the largest city park in the country at over 1000 acres. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:14:08 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21586 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21586 Marley I would echo Brown County, Nashville, and exploring Bloomington. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:12:12 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21585 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21585 Jolene.Ketzenberger Shades State Park for the hiking, especially the Devil's Backbone trail; Pine Hills Nature Preserve, which is close to Shades, is great too. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:08:49 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21584 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21584 Nate I gotta say that Brown County is my favorite part of the state. All of the lakes and forests are incredible. There's nothing better than putting the top down on the Jeep and driving down to Nashville or driving around IU's campus. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:03:47 -0400 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21583 http://www.indy.com/posts/7643#comment_21583