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National Park Service · Indiana Dunes National Park · IN

Central Area · Site Central 5.

at Central Avenue Walk-in Sites

Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
249 ftRoom
670 ftElevation
77%Tree cover
494 ftWater · to an unnamed stream
458 ftNearest toilet · OpenStreetMap
Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026
Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026
Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), nearest mapped amenity=toilets to this site’s coordinate · Oct 7, 2026

Room

249 ftto the nearest other site, against 183 ft typical here
Roomiest of 5site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesCentral 1 249 ftCentral 4 459 ftCentral 3 601 ftCentral 2 780 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeTent Only Nonelectric
LoopCentral Area
HookupsNone
Site AccessHike-In
Max Num of People8
Max Num of Vehicles2
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
Checkin Time12:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Condition RatingStandard
Electricity HookupN/A
Hike In Distance to Site99 ft
Location RatingGood
Num of Beds0
Parking AreaYes
Proximity to WaterN/A
Site RatingBasic
AccessibleNot listed
The record, complete · 17
Water HookupNo
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Large Tent Over 9x12`no length limit listed
Small Tentno length limit listed
Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site Central 5 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Central Avenue Walk-in Sites →

Nobody has photographed this site. The campground’s own photographs are on its page.

Most private sites hereCentral 1 249 ftCentral 5 249 ftCentral 2 183 ftCentral 3 145 ftCentral 4 145 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index