indigenous communities have viewed the sand dunes as a sacred place. The park contains the tallest dunes in North America at over 750 feet tall. The rugged mountain range provides a dramatic backdrop ...

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 ...

The incident occurred in late December at Eureka Dunes, the tallest sand dunes in California, the park service announced in a news release. The vehicle or vehicles “caused significant damage to ...

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 ...

Vehicle tracks on Eureka Dunes An undamaged Eureka dunegrass plant NPS says a biologist documented damage to the Eureka Dunegrass, a plant species that only grows on sand dunes in Eureka Valley.

The southwestern United States boasts several spectacular sand dunes, including the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in California's Death ... of Idaho's breathtaking mountain towns, but outdoorsy types ...

Sand Mountain blue butterflies live in only one place on Earth — within and near the dunes of “Singing” Sand Mountain in Nevada. But over the past three decades, extensive off-road vehicle use on ...