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The Great Erg Issouane N'Tifermine Desert - Ohanet - ( part of Sahara) in the eastern part of Algeria. About 3 miles(5km) long and 1500ft (450m) high. Rub al-Khali The Empty Quarter Khamis Mushayt ( 60 meter runs ) Bolson de Fiambala - Tinogasta - Catamarca Province Centro Minero - Las Grutas - Rio Negro - Good sandboarding dunes on long beautiful beaches. Isla Escondida - Rawson Monte Hermoso - Bahia Blanca - Buenos Aires Penninsula Valdez Puerto Piramides - Chubut South Australia Coorong The Dust Hole - Adelaide / Large dunes stretching about 5km along the coast between the surf beaches of Lizards and Daily Heads. Including dunes with both singing and booming sand. There is one very long run at the Daily Heads end. Hardwick Bay Sand Dune - Adelaide Lake Eyre South - Adelaide - (this sandhill, located close to the ancient temporary lake, has smooth, clean white sand perfect for riding a sandboard. The top of the sandhill is slightly rounded and increases in steepeness further down. Watch our for the thorn bushes at the very bottom.) Little Sahara - Kangaroo Island Mount Monster - Adelaide - (located at 16 mile crossing the coorong need a good map to find it unless you spot the 700 metre plus long dune pretty hard to miss. Then head to the right facing the ocean, approx 25 metres of vetical rock hard sand followed by 500m or more of suicidal dowhhill with plenty of tree stumps at speed`s to make most people bail.) Norlunga Beach - Point Norlunga - Adelaide Southport Beach Salt Creek - Adelaide - (along the coorong, at salt creek enter national park and cross at tea tree crossing and over to the left is one excellent dune.) Waipinga Beach Watson's Beach - Adelaide - (Minlaton, Yorke Peninsula. One very large dune stretching around in a crescent with radius aprox. 100m. Mostly free of vegetation. Lots of variation in gradient of slopes and length. Runs down the back side of the crescent as well.) Queensland
New South Wales
Victoria
Western Australia
Robe
Tasmania
OOstduinkerke - Veurne - biggest dunes in all belgium, high grass and sand on the spot. De Haan - Ostende - ( Dunes about 150 feet high with a little grass but not much. On the west side of the village you will find a sort of natural reserve. Grass jumps make it fun. Las lomas de arena - Santa Cruz de la Sierra - (30 -35 meters high) click here for map Santa Catarina Ariméia (at Armação do Santinho) - Florianopolis Cidreira Beach - sud Brazil Dama Branca Park - Cabo Frio - Rio de Janeiro - ( 5km square area close to Forte São Matheus beach with small and medium dunes the highest one is about 100 feet. The city has a nice tourism structure and visitors are very welcome.) Dunas da Joaquina - Florianopolis Garopaba Guardo do Embau - Pinheira - Located between Florianopolis (Joaquina´s beach) & Garopaba, beautifull beach location, one major slope for sandboarding, a tiny beach on the left side of the Guarda river. Good surf, landscape and people. Itapeva - Torres Praia Grande em São - Francisco do Sul Ceará
Bahia
Rio Grand do Norte
Rio Grand do Sud
Athabasca Sand Dunes - North Saskatchewan Carcross Desert Dunes - Carcross - Yukon Great Saskatchewan Sand Hills - Saskatchewan Praires - Saskatchewan McFarlane River Sand Hill Park - North Shore Lake Erie - Ontario Sand Banks Provintial Park - Trenton - Ontario - located about 1 1/2 miles East of Toronto. Sherkston Shores - Ft. Erie - Ontario - ( located on the east end of Lake Erie. Good for intermediate and beginners. It has some natural jumps.) Antofagasta - Calama - segunda region Cerro Iman - Copiapo ( annual competitions ) Coloso Dunes - Antofagasta Dunas de Con-Con - Renaca - located in the 5th Region of Chile 120 Km western Santiago. Good runs and a beautiful view. Dunas Entre Copiapo y Caldera - Copiapo - tercera region Duna el Embudo - Copiapo - ( 1 of the best sandboarding dunes in Chile ) El Teniente - La Serena Cerro Dragon - Iquique City Scuola Italiana - Copiapo - ( competitions held here ) Vina del Mar - Renaca Vina Marino - Nacimiento Gobi Desert Sand Dunes (some of the highest in the world!) - Gobi Desert South East Taklamakan Desert - N.W. China - (called the Desert of Death - " place where people go in but don't come out" 700 miles x 350 miles continuous field of 1000ft. dunes seperated by 200 - 600ft. dunes. )
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Asswan - Tombs along the Nile River Sharmelshiek - Siani Siwa - Marsa Matrouh / Alexandria ( excellent dunes - 500+ ft. ) Wadi Rayyan Springs - Fayoum ( very small dunes - about 60 ft. ) Dunkerque - Malo Les Bains Resort (Northern Coast of France) Dune du Pilat - Arcachon (100-150m) Stella-Plage - There is 20 kms of dunes along the sea. Height :118 mètres , length : 2 700 mètres. The biggest natural dune in Europe. There is 20 kms of dune between Canche Bay and Authie Bay with Stella-Plage, a beach resort in between, (the sandboard city). Le Touquet - (a big resort with the "Enduro du Touquet" a motor competition in dunes and beach). And near Authie Bay there is Berck (a health resort). Monte Kaolino - Hirschau - Nurnberg - ( 1000 ft. Sand Resort ) ) Ladakh Plateau Sand Dunes - Leh Rajasthan Sam Sand Dunes - Jaisalmer Bettystown - Dublin - (many dunes about 15m high, quite grassy and rough sand There is one decent secluded sand pit about 25m high and 75m wide with some clean, non-grassy runs) Donegal County - NorthWest - ( Situated along the Atlantic Coast ) Port Stewart - North Coast - ( good dunes ) White Rocks Beach - Portrush Tramore Sand Dunes - Waterford Ori's Dunes - Ashdod ( not very tall but steep enough ) Salorno Porto Pino Dunes Santa Anna Arresi - Sardinia Stromboli Volcano Lipari Islands Mount Fugi Sunayama Beach - Miyako Island Tottori Sand Dunes - Tottori Gabr Oun Oasis - Sebha ( beautiful oasis surrounded by dunes which can exceed 200m in height ) Ghadamis - Ghademis ( another oasis city surrounded by many dunes ) Mauritania Dune Field Baja California Algodones - Algodones - (close to Yuma Arizona - Star Wars filmed here - offroad allowed) Cantamar - Rosarito ( just south of Rosarito - close to the beach and surf point) Carretera a Ensenada - Rosarito (between Rosarito & Ensenada - steep dunes close to the beach and surf point) Centinela - Mexicali - (desert dunes with steep side and natural jumps) El Golfo - San luis Rio Colorado - Sonora (submitted by: Sergio Omar) Desert and coastal dunes. Beautiful location. La Cruz - San Luis Rio Colorado - Sonora ( very big dunes and the famous dune of this area is the dune reina in english is queen dune. 1 hour drive from San Luis.) Rocky Point - (beach dunes) San Felipe - Sanfelipe - (beach dunes offroad allowed) > La Jococa - Medium size dunes. Fairly slow. Coahuila
Mexico City
Gobi Desert Khongor Dunes Moltsog Els Sand Dunes
Morocco Dune 3 Dune 7 - Walvis Bay - Erongo Kalahari Desert Matterhorn - Swakopmund Sandwich Harbor Skeleton Coast Sand Dunes Swakopmund Dunes Sossusvlei Sand Dunes - Rehoboth - ( nearest village is Maltahohe and the nearest town is Rehoboth. 1,000 foot dunes. Camping facilities with showers.) Dutch Coastal Dunes The Papenberg - Castricum Schier Islands Klimduin - Alkmaar - Den Helder - Noord-Holland Three 100 m.dune faces. Steepness 20 degrees. Nice tourist area with beach and surf resort. Cape Reinga - North Land Ocean's Beach - Whangarei - North Island Herbertville - Palmerston North - ( A Moderate to extremely steep dune (45 degree). White sand, bit soft tinged with vegetation. 300 meter long run though and about 100-200 meters high right on the beach along the east coast of the North Island.) Mangawhai - ( 2 dunes - 30 m high with a 45-50degrees angle with lots of natural jumps from the (pingau) grass and one we call the big dune - 50-60 m with an angle of about45-50 degrees. ) Smails Beach - Dunedin - ( Some really steep dunes for draging and natural jumps formed by vegetation ) Sandfly Bay - Dunedin - (2 areas, either sides of beach north end, 2km long slope with natural jumps and drop offs down one side roughly 20 degree slope all the way south end. Sandfly bay is made up of two halves, south end there is heape of natural jumps, but is a steeper smaller hill while over the north side there is a great long hill for racing and above that a few drop offs and some more natural jumps) Tangimoana - Palmerston North - ( Small dunes about 5 metres high with the longest run about 10-20 metres a short 30 KM drive outa town. A few drop offs which aren't good on a long board. Good fishing there too.) Cerro Negro Bousher Dunes - Muscat Wahiba Sands - www.trailquest.com
Makran Coast Sand Dunes North Duna Sandta - Trujillo - 23 kilometers El Filo de La Navaja - Casma Trujillo Sand Dunes - Trujillo (400 ft) Central El Sitio - La Molina -Lima (500 ft) Lomo de Corvina - Lima (600 ft) Pasamayo - Lima (1000 ft) Sarapampa - Lima (200 ft) South Cerro Blanco - Nazca (2,078 m) - Mountain of fine white sand. Extremely tall! Paracas - Ica (150 ft) Duna Santiaguillo (323 m) Saraja - Ica (500 ft) Huacachina Oasis - Ica (800 ft) Dr.Dune rates Huacachina in the top ten locations. Paradise Dune - Ica - Paradise Park in Ica City. Hotel Las Dunas - Ica (300 ft) Ica Dunes - Ica Leba - Leba Slowinski National Park - Bohaterow Warszawy (45-55 m tall) Middles - Isabela North Shore Arniston Atlantis Dunes Aston Bay - Jeffreys Bay Betty's Bay - Capetown - ( take the Hangklip turnoff ) Bonza Bay - East London - ( Entering Bonza Bay Beach you turn right and then walk to the second dune, thats it. It is a big bowl with no vegetation, about 100 meters high and quite steep.) Fish Hoek Dunes - Cape Town Greatbrak Dunes - George - ( Has a couple good ramping dunes. Very good for beginners.) Hout Bay Klein Krantz Kommetjie Lambertsbay Dunes Maitlands - Port Elizabeth - ( Coastal dunes. Long slopes and a natural bowl with a steep side perfect for racing at the mouth of the river.) Mount Mayhem - Benoni - Gauteng - ( Mine dump 500ft with natural jumps, quite long runs and fun. There is a parking area. No off road allowed.) Sedgfield Dunes - Sedgfield - ( Has a couple good ramping dunes, but one main VERY good dune ( 20 min.hike up). Good racing dune.) Shade - East London - ( Entering Bonza Bay Beach turn left and walk about half an hour until you see the sand dune"Shade" it is really shady and steep. Not many people know about it. It is really big and there is enough space to build a lot of ramps.) Silverstromstrand West Coast Restricted Diamond Area Witsand Canary Islands Dunes - Canary Islands Elda Dunes - Elda Tarifa`s Dune - Southern Spain Kenting Tunisia Dunes
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM Holywell Bay - Newquay - Cornwall - ( 3 huge dunes offerring steep long fast rides, drop offs, fly offs, lethal wall of sand quaterpipe, enough room to build up ramps. All this only a few miles from Newquay.) Porthdinllaen Dunes - Bangor - (small sand/clay cliff drop offs on beach, one long run with a big drop off.) Rhosnigor Dunes - Abberfraw - Anglesey Braunton Burrows - Barnstaple - North Devon - (Range of small drop offs, mogules and a bowl of hard packed sand. Highest Dunes in the UK)
UNITED STATES 
Kobuk Sand Dunes - Kobuk Valley National Park - Ambler Arizona:
Ehrenberg Sandbowl - Ehrenberg Hot Well Dunes - Safford Parker Sand Dunes - Parker Yuma Sand Dunes - Yuma California:
Buttercup - Glamis - ( South of Glamis, past Gordon's Well (freeway hill), across Hwy.8, smaller dunes and less people.) Carmel Beach - Carmel - ( Small dune but beautiful location. the sand is so good that the boards run on gentle slopes.) Death Valley National Park - Stovepipe Wells - ( Small Dunes. No offroad. ) Dillon Beach - Bodega Bay - ( Good run located in an RV campground" ) Dumont Dunes - Baker - ( 455ft. Home of the "World Back Flip Record" ) Eureka Sand Dunes - Death Valley National Monument - (680+ ft.) Gordon's Well - Glamis Guadalupe Dunes - Guadalupe Ibex Dunes - Saratoga Springs Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area - Glamis Indian Rocks - Lake Los Angeles - ( private dune bank for films ) Kelso Sand Dunes - Baker - ( 600ft. - no offroad - pink feldspar ) Marina State Beach Marina - ( very limited area but extreme runs! ) Montana de Oro State Park - Los Osos - ( now closed to sandboarding ) Fort Ord - Seaside - ( small dunes, 40-50 ft.) White Water - Palm Springs Manilla Dunes - Grassland Community - Arcata/Eureka ( Very small - no offroad ) Panamint Dunes - Panamint Valley Pismo Beach Dunes - Pismo Beach / San Luis Obispo Point Mugu Sand Bank - Pacific Coast Hwy. - Pt. Mugu Pudding Creek - Fort Bragg ( small dune at the creek's mouth & the Pacific Ocean + parking ) Rice Valley Dunes - Death Valley Saline Valley Dunes - Death Valley Salmon Creek - Bodega Bay ( small coastal dune on Sonoma State Beach ) Ten Mile Beach Dunes - Cleone ( small to medium size with nice sand ) The Pit - Sand City ( Easy access - huge bowl right on the beach. ) Superstition OHV Park - El Centro - (The Sand Dam / 409. Steep runs and jumps.) Tomales Bay Colorado:
Castle Creek Dunes - Castle Creek Great Sand Dunes National Monument (700+ ft.) Florida:
National Seashore - Pensacola - 150 ft.(A barrier island in the panhandle. Relatively flat with a steady grade to a 110 ft. face on 1 killer dune about a mile long. The drop sends you into Pensacola Bay. Hike through protected wilderness. Sugarhill Sand Dunes - Jensen Beach Hawaii:
Kauai Idaho:
Bruneau Sand Dunes St.Anthony Sand Dunes - (400ft) Indiana:
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore & State Park - Chesterton / Porter (NS) Mt. Baldy - Michigan City (NS) Massachusetts:
Cape Cod - Coastal Dunes Cranes Beach - Ipswitch Michigan:
Little Sable Light Station - Mears - Dune banks & trails. Mt. Bald Head - Saugatuk Laketown Saugatuk Dunes - Saugatuk Laketown Silver Lake Dunes - Mears - State Park Sleeping Bear - Empire (NS) Warren Dunes - Bridgman / Sawyer - State Park Nebraska:
Nebraska SandHills New Jersey :
New Jersey Sand Dunes Nevada:
Amargosa (400 ft) - Beatty Sand Mountain (600 ft) - Fallon New Mexico:
White Sands National Monument - Alamagordo New York:
Long Island - very small dunes. North Carolina:
Jockey's Ridge State Park - Outer Banks - Nags Head ( Best sandboarding on the east coast. Good sand for sandboading - very small dunes. A permit is required but is free. ) Oklahoma:
Little Sahara Sand Dunes - Waynoka Oregon:
Barview - Northern Oregon Cape Kiwanda - Pacific City ( Huge 500' sand island right on the beach.) Honeyman State Park - Florence ( 250' with chutes and water runs. ) Horsefall Camp Grounds - North Bend - 200 ft. and offroad allowed. Great camping on the 101 Hwy. Lost Forrest - Central Oregon - ( 100ft. tall dune field - offroad permitted ) Manzanita - Northern Oregon Nehalem Bay - Northern Oregon Oceanside - Northern Oregon Oregon Sand Dunes Recreation Area (300ft.) Coos Bay to Florence Sand Master Park - Florence - World's first sandboard park! Rails, jumps, store. South Jetty - Florence Spinreel Hill - Lakeside - On the 101 Hwy. 5 miles south of Winchester Bay. Winchester Bay - Reedsport - ( 'Sand Fest' is held each August - Many dunes various terrain. Off roading allowed! ) Rhode Island:
Burrivle - Providence Coventry Sand Dunes - Mishnok Lake - Coventry( Large area with many dunes. Vehicles are prohibited. ) Texas:
Monahans Sandhills State Park - Monahan Utah:
Coral Pink Sand Dunes - Kanab Little Sahara Sand Dunes - Delta - ( 800 ft."Largest dune area in The U.S." (Terrafirma III) Vermont:
Range Road - Jerico - ( Old military sand quarry. Steep dunes left.) Virginia:
Virginia Beach ( small dune made of coarse sand and shell fragments ) Wyoming:
Killpecker Sand Dunes - Rock Springs - (200 ft.) Canelones Bajada 6 - Montevideo - (saliendo de montevideo - tiene buenos lugares, cortos pero) Shangrila El Pinar Las Vegas - Parque del Plata ( Rampas cortas pero muy buenas para tricks ) Parque del Plate Solymar Punta Del Este - Chiguagua Beach Maldonado
Rocha
Coro Dunes Pico Pan de Azucar Piedras Blancas Mui Ne - Phan Thiet ( fairly small white sand and red sand dunes ) Marib Province - 105 miles east of Sanaa
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