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National Park Service · Indiana Dunes National Park · IN

Central Area · Site Central 2.

at Central Avenue Walk-in Sites

Tent Only NonelectricType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
183 ftRoom
640 ftElevation
70%Tree cover
446 ftWater · to an unnamed stream
1,238 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

183 ftto the nearest other site, against 183 ft typical here
#3 of 5roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesCentral 3 183 ftCentral 4 327 ftCentral 5 780 ftCentral 1 1029 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 2 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