Indiana Dunes Camping and Hiking Weekend
Indiana Dunes NP, Porter IN
September 6-8, 2024
Co-Trip Leaders: Dave Hoffmeyer and TBA
Type of Trip: Camping/Hiking
Trip Cost/Deposit: $120
Cancellation Date and full payment: August 6, 2024
Wilderness Level: 2
Trip Difficulty: Moderate, 6-10 miles, some elevation
Policy on Fitness Self-Assessment
Level 2: Primarily applies to trips in which we carry only day packs. In one day, we can hike up to 9 miles and 4500 feet of elevation gain on maintained trails, or up to 7 miles and 2000 feet of elevation gain on more rugged, less-maintained trails. For a Level 2 trip you should be comfortable hiking 6-8 miles in a day in hilly or mountainous terrain with a light day pack. If a backpacking trip has a Level 2 rating, it means the distances are 2-4 miles with little elevation gain/loss.
Group Size: 8/6 Maximum/Minimum
Adults Only
***Before registering***
While considering your participation in CIWC trips, be aware that some trips will involve shared transportation, lodging, and other activities. Each participant is encouraged to evaluate your comfort level with such arrangements based on your health condition, vaccination status, and unknown COVID positivity rates at the time of the trip. Members are encouraged to review the COVID waiver as a part of this evaluation.
Join us for a nice weekend trip to Indiana Dunes National Park. We will be camping in the National Park at walk-in campsites away from RV’s and generators! The plan is to leave Indianapolis on Friday evening and drive to our campsite and set up camp. We will day hike all day on Saturday and until 2:00 PM on Sunday exploring the National Park as well as the State Park. The hikes will be of diverse types including some in sand and some off the shoreline on hard pan.
Figure 10 miles on Saturday and 6 on Sunday.
You will need to provide your own meals, but we will share club gear for preparation.
Questions may be submitted to ciwcinfo@gmail.com.
All trip participants must fill out and submit a CIWC Medical Form and Long Waiver Form.
Effective on all trips, there will be a $50 non refundable registration fee. This fee will be assessed to those who sign up for a trip, get on the roster and then later cancel. Even cancelling before the cancel date. Those who never make the active roster (i.e. those who stay on the waitlist) will NOT be charged the $50 cancellation fee.
