Closest dunes to FL?

[Old_School]

Anybody know of any? I thinking of doing a road trip. Thanks. -Mark

[sweetrider215]

i know there are some in jacksonville but i dont know where like i think behind some strip mall lol well let me know

[UncleRico]

Southern Polk County has some nice sand pits on the old IMC mine property, but I'm not exactly sure how legal it is.

[digginfool]

Little Sahara in Oklahoma are the nearest real dunes.  Silver Dunes in southern Michigan would be about the same distance but the park is real small.  Dunes are huge, though.  Texas also has some dune riding areas.  Try checking out www.duneguide.com.  For some awesome dune videos, check out http://www.dunereview.com/videos.htm.  I'm thinking about getting some people for a trip out to Little Sahara this fall.  Keep an eye out because I'll be talking if I decide to do it.

[sweetrider215]

well there is a place with some real nice dunes in north jacksonville near mayport but i forget the name of it though just thought i would let u know ps. lots of people with dune buggys go there

[RAD 450r]

I heard louisiana had some dunes, but after Katrina I dont know  ....Saw it in a magazine article one time

[Loven It]

I have heard that you can ride the dunes in Kitty Hawk, NC and also that you can ride the beach in Cape Hatteras. Not sure though..I have not been able to find out anything yet. The dunes in Kitty Hawk are huge they would be fun if anyone has any info on them. We used to live in Cape Hatteras (on the Coast Guard Base) and I always want to go hang gliding off the dunes in Kitty Hawk that is how huge those dunes are. The outer banks is beautiful. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was about 500ft out our back window!


This is a pretty good link its broken out by all states.
http://www.atvquadnews.com/article.cfm?id=32

Try this one too!
http://www.outer-banks.com/visitor-info/offroad.asp

[floydamus]

the dunes  in kitty hawk are a no no and thats a big no no  no warning or nothin straight to the  jail house and ya quad gets inpounded with   a high rate. yea i think little sahara would  be the closest to have alot  of big  dunes i might try  to go  next spring not sure yet a few guys from back home go  so im goign to try and  maybe meet them out there

[greenmachine]

Silver Lake Dunes in Michigan. Lots of rules in all the dunes though. We used to ride a killer huge sand pit off Hwy 27 about 8 miles north of I-4(Paolo Rd). We rode it for 3 years every weekend. Never had a problem, then one day an over zealous sheriff showed up & wrote us up for tresspassing in an orange grove. We were in a 100 acre sand pit, no where near the grove, but he insinuated the tracks from some guys on dirtbikes were ours (on quads) & wrote us up, never been back. There was never a "NO TRESSPASSING" sign on the dirt road by the pit, but there was one on the next road south in the grove. Oh well we keep losing all the good spots. I know that pit is still there & we had even built a huge track out there with some great jumps & step ups on a large clay hill in the pit. I stopped in there about 5yrs ago & there was evidence of people still riding out there. It was a great "secret spot" but someone let the cat out & next thing you know there would be 15-20 people out there all the time.

[sweetrider215]

why dont u guys just go to the ones in northern jacksonville close to mayport ive been there they are good  they are jsut as good as the ones any where else but not quite the drive    if u guys ever go to them then let em know

[svtbolt04]

Somthing like this?

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[svtbolt04]

What about this?

[svtbolt04]

Sorry, the cops shut that down.

[digginfool]

Dude, that's not dunes.  That's a sand pit.  Real dunes are 50 to 300 feet tall.  I grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan (there were no things such as quads or even monoshock suspension back then).  Now, those are real dunes.  Check the links I posted earlier in this thread and see what duning is really all about.  You'll be drooling at the mere mention of words like Glamis, Pismo, Sand Hill or Little Sahara (Ut or Ok).  By the way, I think that's a pic of me roosting at Croom.   

[svtbolt04]

Last time I checked, this was florida, not the desert.

[klutchbuster400]

so you mean somehting like this

[Chuck_Norris]

i know there are some in jacksonville but i dont know where like i think behind some strip mall lol well let me know

Beach and southside is one area along with regency dunes but the Cops have been cracking down  on riding there lately.

[sweetrider215]

jesse where are u in those dunes like where are the dunes

[klutchbuster400]

jesse where are u in those dunes like where are the dunes

My front yard 

[sweetrider215]

lol kool

[digginfool]

Now you're talking!  Where were those pics taken?  Around the phosphate mines near Lakeland?  The one looks like a large pile of gravel while the other looks like mine tailings.  As far as dunes in Florida, don't exist, not in the real sense of the word.  Those little piles around Ft Walton and Navarre are not really dunes.  Maybe some of the hills around Zephyrhills might qualify if they're bare.  BTW, svtbolt, the thread is titled "Closest Dunes To Florida" not "Closest Dunes In Florida."  Learn to read.

[klutchbuster400]

Now you're talking!  Where were those pics taken?  Around the phosphate mines near Lakeland?   The one looks like a large pile of gravel while the other looks like mine tailings.  As far as dunes in Florida, don't exist, not in the real sense of the word.  Those little piles around Ft Walton and Navarre are not really dunes.  Maybe some of the hills around Zephyrhills might qualify if they're bare.  BTW, the thread is titled "Closest Dunes To Florida" not "Closest Dunes In Florida."  Learn to read.

No, it technacailly is my front yard
Hialeah

But yes, mine tailings