Indiana Dunes sighting maps
85 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
48 sightingsSandhill CraneAntigone canadensisMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
114 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
23 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 5 AM & 8 PMSighting map
49 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map
13 sightingsBarred OwlStrix variaMost seen 5–7 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map
20 sightingsLoonGavia immerMost seen 7–10 AMSighting map
48 sightingsPileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusMost seen 6–9 AMSighting map
124 sightingsRed-shouldered HawkButeo lineatusMost seen 9 AM–2 PMSighting map
16 sightingsCooper's HawkAstur cooperiiMost seen 6–9 AM & 6 PMSighting map
124 sightingsGreat Blue HeronArdea herodiasMost seen 5–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
19 sightingsGreat EgretArdea albaMost seen 8 AM–1 PM & 4–8 PMSighting map
63 sightingsGreen HeronButorides virescensMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
51 sightingsMute SwanCygnus olorMost seen 8 AM–1 PM & 3–7 PMSighting map
133 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
208 sightingsRed-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusMost seen 7–10 AM & 5–7 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Indiana Dunes. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Indiana Dunes Tour Guide
Indiana Dunes, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Indiana Dunes National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
See the Indiana Dunes audio tourRecorded for this place
West Beach: Sand and Skyline“You're approaching the entrance to West Beach, a good choice for a beach day with a picnic. The shore is about a quarter mile from parking, and covered picnic shelters with grills sit near the lot.”
Plays as you drive up to West Beach in the Parkwolf Indiana Dunes Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Marquette Trail: Woods Along an Old Rail Line
- Tolleston Dunes Overlook: A Short Wetland Stop
- Tolleston Dunes: An Old Shoreline
- Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk
- 51 audio storiesacross Indiana Dunes’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bald Eagle, Sandhill Crane, White-tailed Deer, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 34 trails, 30 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive

