Dumont Dunes
Near Death Valley (off Hwy 127, south of the park) · near Baker / Shoshone · California Desert
Off-Road
At a glance
- Skill level
- advanced
- Size
- ~8,150 acres of dunes · Including the towering 'Comp Hill'
- Best season
- October–April · Summer is dangerously hot (near Death Valley) · Holiday weekends draw big crowds
Permits and booking
- Permit
- BLM (Barstow field office). A fee/permit is required (weekly pass, purchased at kiosks or online). Whip flag required; helmets required. California Green Sticker or out-of-state equivalent. Remote — carry water and supplies; nearest fuel in Baker.
What is here
- Terrain
- sand-dunes
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Off-Road detail
- Nickname
- The Hardcore Dune Riders' Dunes
- Vehicles
- atv-utv · dirt-bike · any-ohv
- Signature routes
- Comp Hill · The open dune field
- Intl tip
- Dumont Dunes is off Hwy 127 between Baker and Shoshone, near the southern approach to Death Valley. Combine with Death Valley's 4x4 routes (this guide) and Tecopa Hot Springs (swimming guide) nearby. Baker (home of the world's tallest thermometer) is the fuel-and-supply stop. Winter only; carry water always.
The guide
Dumont Dunes is Glamis's wilder, more hardcore cousin — an 8,150-acre BLM dune field off Highway 127 south of Death Valley, les…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Dumont Dunes — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 35.674, -116.232