Name: Heron Rookery Trail
Start: 2025-11-22T10:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-11-22T12:00:00-06:00
Location: Indiana Dunes National Park Heron Rookery

Time: **10am** central, **11am** eastern

This is a straight-line trail that follows under the trees, and beside a wide creek most of the way. We should have the pleasant sound of the water for most of the hike, and be out of the wind. During the warm parts of the year there are many annoying bugs here, so I've saved this trail for later.

More info:
https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/indiana/heron-rookery-trail

**Difficulty**
East/Moderate. The whole route is just over 3 miles. There are no hills worth mentioning, but the trail is narrow, and there are roots and things that require attention. There are no side-trails so at any point if you are loosing steam, you can turn around and get back to your car without chance of getting lost.

**Details**

* Dogs are allowed on leash
* In case of bad weather the hike may be bumped the next nice day

**Access**
There are about 20 parking spots on site, thus the attendance limit. If the limit fills up, and you are riding with someone who has a slot-- feel free to come.

Parking is overseen by the National Park system. Both the Indiana Dunes National Park pass, and "America the Beautiful - Interagency Pass" are valid.

* https://www.nps.gov/indu/planyourvisit/fees.htm
* https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm

State Park passes are not accepted.

Feel free to text or call me at 217-717-7860 for last minute details.

Hope to see you there,
Jonathan

Jonathan Bjerk

Rick's Hiking & Fun Group

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