Ogden Dunes is a town in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States.

[2] It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan, within Indiana Dunes National Park and nearly surrounded by the city of Portage.

[5][6][7] The town is the site of the Portage / Ogden Dunes station, which is served by South Shore Line passenger trains to and from Chicago.

Ogden Dunes has been reported as having the highest rate of Lyme disease in Indiana.

[8] Samuel Reck purchased the land from the estate of Francis Ogden in 1923.

[9] The town was incorporated in 1925 to establish long term right of way across the New York Central Railroad tracks.

The developers planned to create a resort community with a golf course, clubhouse and hotel.

In the later 1920s Ogden Dunes was noted for having the largest ski jump in the country.

International skiing competitions were held on this 30-story high, 500-foot long slide until it was dismantled in 1932.

In 1932, the Norwegian Olympic Team of Birger Rund, Hans Beck, and Kaare Wahlberg (gold, silver, and bronze medalists) came to Ogden Dunes to try the tower.

Like Ogden Dunes, a considerable portion of the residences in these communities are occupied as summer or weekend homes by Chicagoans.