From one-of-a-kind bed and breakfast accommodations where you’re welcomed like family and treated like royalty to family-friendly motels overlooking beautiful migration habitat, you can find a great dunes birding getaway on a shoestring budget. Even better, you’ll find accommodations perfectly suited to your travel style during the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival.
FESTIVAL HOST HOTELS
Best Western Indian Oak
558 Indian Boundary Road
Chesterton, Indiana 46304
Phone: (219) 926-2200
IDBF Room Block: Click here to reserve!
The Best Western Indian Oaks is conveniently located within minutes of the festival headquarters. There are spacious lakeside and fireplace rooms available. Each room has a patio or balcony, 32" flatscreen TVs, microwaves, and refrigerators. Complimentary hot breakfast for IDBF participants. They are the nearest hotel to Indiana Dunes State Park and Indiana Dunes National Park. Visit them on Facebook.
The Best Western Indian Oaks is holding a special block of rooms for IDBF participants that includes an early continental breakfast.
6295 Melton Road
Portage, IN 46368
Phone: (219) 734-6000
Stay at Holiday Inn Express & Suites Portage, conveniently located just minutes from Indiana Dunes National Park. Enjoy easy access to sandy beaches, scenic trails, and stunning Lake Michigan views—perfect for a relaxing getaway while staying close to it all.With easy access to major highways including I-94 and I-80/90, and less than an hour from downtown Chicago, our hotel is an ideal home base for work or relaxation.
Guests can either call the hotel directly at 219.374.6000 or make reservations online. When calling, guests must mention the "Indiana Dunes Birding Festival" to ensure they book at the group discounted rate. If they would like to make online reservations, the group code is DBF.
The IDBF special block of rooms includes an early continental breakfast starting at 5am. All reservations must be made by April 23rd, 2027. Any rooms not reserved by then will be released back into the hotel's inventory and the group discounted rate will no longer be available.
CAMPING IN THE DUNES
The Indiana Dunes has two excellent camping options, right in the middle of the migration birding action! Choose from electric or non-electric at both our Indiana Dunes State Park and National Park. You won't be disappointed with either!
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Indiana Dunes State Park Campground
1600 N. 25 E.
Chesterton, IN 46304
(219) 926-1952
For online reservations visit: camp.IN.gov
Indiana Dunes consists of 2,182 acres of primitive, beautiful, historic and unique Hoosier landscape. It lies at the north end of State Road 49 in Porter County, and includes more than three miles of beautiful beach along Lake Michigan’s southern shore. In the early 1900s scientists, recreationists and nature enthusiasts, recognizing the value and potential of the Indiana dunes area, fought to have the region preserved. As a result, in 1925, the state park was established.
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Indiana Dunes National Park Dunewood Campground
101-107 Golf Wood Rd
Chesterton, IN 46304
(219) 395-1882
Online reservations at recreation.gov.
Reservations are now accepted at this property, campsites are on a first come , first served basis. Lake Michigan is located 1.5 miles north of the campground. Several beaches are within easy driving distance. A gas station/convenience store is located ¼ mile north of the campground at the intersection of U.S. Highway 12 and Broadway. A South Shore Railroad station, with passenger service to Chicago and South Bend, is located on Broadway, ¼ mile north of the campground.
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OTHER OPTIONS
Find a wide range of lodging options on the Indiana Dunes Tourism webpage.
