Dumont Sand Dunes

Dumont Sand Dunes are located approximately 30 miles north of Baker, CA. The elevation at Dumont ranges from about 700 feet at the river to 1200 feet on the top of Comp. Hill. There is approx 8,150 acres of open area. Many of the dunes are large and steep, some razorbacks and some rollers. There are also smaller dunes and bowls to dune as well. There are two areas of dunes at Dumont, Little Dumont (located long HWY127) and the main area of dunes. Little Dumont is loctaed along HWY 127. Approximately a mile north of "Little Dumont" there is a gravel road (Dumont Dunes Road) which brings you to the main area of dunes ("Big Dumont"). Click here to read an article on Dumont.

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Camping

The camping area consists of a huge flat area. The sand can get pretty soft the closer to the dunes you get so be careful not to get stuck. There are no facilities at Dumont other than pit toilet restrooms(no running water). You must bring everything there that you need for your trip. The closest store, motels, gas stations, etc are in Baker, Ca (approx 30 miles). There are no dumpsters at Dumont. There moto is "Pack it in, Pack it out!" There are no campsites to reserve, no water/sewer hookups, dump stations, etc. There are dump stations in Baker and Tecopa.

COME PREPARED!

Dumont Fees

$20 for a 7 day pass (only available on-site)

$60 for an annual season pass

Annual passes are available on-site, through Western Maintenance Co (760)252-6000, or in person at the BLM Barstow Field Office- 2601 Barstow Rd, Barstow,CA

on site pay station at Dumont

California OHV stickers

(example of Dumont OHV sticker)

You must have an OHV sticker for every bike, buggy, golf-cart, quad, go-kart, or any vehicle that is not already registered that you ride or drive at Dumont.

Stickers are $20 each

SOME PLACES TO GET OHV STICKERS:

S&M Motorsports

(Inside Carson Trailer's yellow building)

1100 N Boulder Hwy

Henderson, NV 89015

(702)565-4193

Proshop Motorsports & Marine

575 W Lake Mead Dr.

Henderson, NV 89015

(702) 564-8895

Nevada Offroad Buggy

3054 S Valley View Blvd

Las Vegas, NV 89102

702-871-4911

On site at Dumont

at the BLM RANGER STATION

(when they are set-up)

Any other places that you know sells the OHV stickers, please e-mail the info to info@dumontduneriders.com so it can be posted here. Help out a fellow Dumont Dune Rider!

Dumont Rules

every OHV (bike, quad, sandrail, etc) must have a flag (whip)
every OHV must have a CA green sticker or non-resident sticker
no doubles on bikes or quads
BEWARE, no drinking and driving- they will treat that as a DUI!
you must wear a helmet
no shooting
no Littering. Dumping of black or grey water tanks is a big hell no-no!
no nails or metal of any kind in fire wood. Ex: no pallets
no glass containers: buy cans of beer, NOT bottles
you must have headlights and tailights when night riding/ driving
no hazardous materials. example: Don't burn magnesium in your fire. They WILL ticket you and may treat it as a felony. It's not worth it!
camping is limited to 14 days
15 mph speed limit on Dumont Dunes Rd(main gravel road) or near any campsites

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