If you're ready to step away into nature for some solitude, this incredible hike takes you through one of the most unique ...

Hear the sounds of Mother Nature and enjoy a thrilling day of tackling one of Nevada's tallest sand dunes at this singing ...

California's coastal protection agency planned to close the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area to off-roaders. A state court said it broke the law. Now, it's appealing that ruling, arguing ...

The California Coastal Commission argued off-roaders damage fragile habitat in Oceano Dunes. Only San Luis Obispo County can ...

SUMMARY Belongs on List? Yes No Orange County's Laguna Beach features the most beachfront lodging in the state of California, so you'll never be too far from the sand. Spread out along one of the ...

Covering more than 25 million acres — about a fourth of California — the geologically diverse California Desert Conservation Area includes sand dunes, canyons, dry lakes, 90 mountain ranges, and 65 ...

Oceano Dunes is managed by the California State Parks’ Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. The area includes about 1,500 acres of sand dunes and six miles of beachfront where motorized and ...

The rolling hills of white sand overlook the ocean and offer a sense of tranquility away from the large urban areas in California. Previous visitors said driving along the dunes in a four-wheeled ...

Primary dunes are composed of sand blown directly from the beach face (active beach), whereas secondary dunes develop following the subsequent modification of primary dunes. Davies (1980 ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take aerial ...