Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area
The Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area, also referred to as an Open Area, is an exciting and remote area for off-highway vehicle recreation. Bordered by steep volcanic hills and the slow running Amargosa River, the region is easily recognized from a distance by its distinctive sand dunes. The elevation here varies from 700 feet, at the river, to 1200 feet at the top of Competition Hill, the tallest of the dunes.
The historic Tonapah and Tidewater Railroad, to the east, was in operation between 1905 and 1940. The vegetation here consists of creosote scrub, some annual grasses, and wildflowers in the spring. The low elevation in the area makes for warm to extremely hot conditions in spring and summer. Early spring wildflower displays in this vicinity can be quite impressive.
For more information about Dumont Dunes - call (760) 252-6000
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HOW WERE DUMONT DUNES FEES SPENT FOR 2006/2007?
DUMONT DUNES SEPTEMBER 2008 UPDATE
NEW GUIDANCE ON ENTRANCE (LANES) DUMONT DUNES
Please note: The on-site fee machines at Dumont Dunes take cash and credit cards. Please bring the exact amount for the pass, fee machines do NOT make change. In addition, annual passes are not available from the on-site fee machines.
DUMONT DUNES Pass Vendors 2008-2009 Season
Kinsail Corp www.dumontdunespermits.com 3600 N. Upland St. Arlington, VA. 22207..703 994-4194
K&Y Country Store, P.O. Box 440 Baker, CA. 92309..Phone 760 733-4252
Baker Shell, 72352 Baker Blvd., Baker, CA. 92309..Phone 760 733-4753
Parker MC/ATV, 301 Ox Bow #3, Pahrump, NV. 89048..Phone 775 537-6686
Grewal Travel Center, 72363 Baker Blvd., Baker, CA. 92309..Phone 760 733-4505
Valero Service Station, 71808 Baker Blvd., Baker, CA. 92309..Phone 760 733-4542
Johnnie Walker RV, 4784 Boulder Highway, Las Vegas, NV. 89121
Phone....702-436-2495
General Store, Highway 127, Shoshone, CA. 92384, Phone..760 852-4224
Carter PowerSports, 6775 South Decatur BLVD, Las Vegas, NV. 89118, Phone..702 795-2000
Access
The riding area is south of the Amargosa River and east of Highway 127, about 31 miles north of Baker, California. There are two ways of getting to the dunes.
The Little Dunes staging and camping area is directly off Highway 127, conveniently located for immediate staging. One mile north of here, just off Highway 127, is Dumont Road, a dirt road which follows and crosses the river, leading to the main field of large dunes.
Activities
Most visitors ride motorcycles or ATVs, sand rails, or tour the area in vehicles with four-wheel-drive. The area off Dumont Road is used extensively for OHV and sand rail staging and play. There are many opportunities for hiking, rock scrambling, rockhounding, and bird-, and wildlife-watching in the hills away from the dunes.
The Kingston Range Wilderness borders the riding area to the north. This area is closed to motor vehicles. Travel outside the riding area to the south and east is permitted only on designated routes and only with street-legal vehicles.
Extremes of heat and cold are common. Emergency help is not immediate.
Rules and Regulations
All vehicles must have a muffler or spark arrester and have either a street-legal license or be registered as an off-highway vehicle.
If you are not a resident of California and your OHV is not registered in your home state, you are required to have a California "Nonresident" OHV permit to legally operate your vehicle.
All OHVs must have a mast and red or orange flag for visibility in the dunes.
Vehicles operated at night must use both headlights and taillights.
Helmets are required to be worn by all riders of ATVs.
Only one person at a time is allowed on an ATV.
Possession or use of any glass container, empty or not, used for carrying any liquid for drinking purposes is prohibited (43 CFR 8361.1-6).
Camping is allowed anywhere within the riding area as long as it does not block travel on a road, and is limited to a 14-day stay.
Shooting is not permitted within this area.
Draining of sewage tanks, littering, or dumping of trash is prohibited.
