Visitors to Indiana Dunes National Park will have to pay entrance fees starting at $15 on March 31

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Mount Baldy: Sand dune in Indiana slowing blowing inland

A towering sand dune at the Indiana Dunes National Park has kept up its inland creep, covering up an access road and threatening to bury a parking lot in the coming years.

The National Park Service has approved an entrance fee for Indiana Dunes National Park beginning on March 31 to help fund parking and transportation improvements, visitor services and a regional bike trail. 

The fees vary depending on the method used to enter the national park

The rate for people who walk, bike or boat in will be $15, up to a maximum of $25 per family. 

A motorcycle pass will cost $20 and a one- to seven-day vehicle pass will cost $25. 

An Indiana Dunes National Park annual pass will cost $45 and a commercial fee for a motor coach, up to $100. Holders of certain federal land passes will not pay an entrance fee. 

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