På gång i Indiana Dunes National Park, United States under året

Mycket folk — Winter / Christmas break i United States, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Shelf ice on the shore

  1 jan – 5 mar · vanligtvisIssäsong

  Waves build a ridge of ice mounds along the beach that looks solid and is hollow underneath; people fall through it into the lake most winters. Photograph it from the sand and stay off it. Källa ↗

Lugnt — en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Shelf ice on the shore (1 jan – 5 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Spring break i United States

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Shelf ice on the shore (1 jan – 5 mar (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

• Natur

  Spring bird migration

  15 apr – 31 maj · vanligtvisFågelsäsong

  Birds tracking north up the Lake Michigan shore pile into the last strip of woods and marsh before the water, which is why a park wedged between steel mills has one of the biggest species lists in the Midwest. Early May is the middle of it. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Beach season, Memorial Day weekend

• Öppning

  Beach season

  23 maj – 7 sep · vanligtvisSommarsäsongen öppnarTrångt

  Lifeguards and the pavilion concessions run from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and West Beach fills to capacity and closes its car park by late morning on a hot Chicago weekend. Turn up before ten or take the South Shore train. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 majNationell helgdagTrångtBoka tidigt

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Spring bird migration (15 apr – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Beach season, Summer break i United States

• Risk

  Lake Michigan rip currents

  1 jun – 31 okt · vanligtvisStormsäsong

  North winds set up structural currents along the piers and breakwaters that drown people here most years, and outside the lifeguarded weeks nobody is watching. The flag on the beach is worth reading before the water. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (23 maj – 7 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Beach season, Summer break i United States

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (23 maj – 7 sep (vanligtvis)), Lake Michigan rip currents (1 jun – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Beach season, Summer break i United States

• Helg

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 sepNationell helgdagTrångtBoka tidigt

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (23 maj – 7 sep (vanligtvis)), Lake Michigan rip currents (1 jun – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, Beach season

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Beach season (23 maj – 7 sep (vanligtvis)), Lake Michigan rip currents (1 jun – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 sep)

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

• Natur

  Autumn colour

  5 okt – 1 nov · vanligtvis

  Oak and maple behind the dunes turn through the middle of October and the beaches are empty by then, which is the best combination the park offers. The Three Dune Challenge is far less miserable at this temperature. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Lake Michigan rip currents (1 jun – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Thanksgiving break i United States

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Autumn colour (5 okt – 1 nov (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Winter / Christmas break i United States, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i december.