Sandboarding and desert adventures in North America.
Mojave National Preserve is an area of immense desert landscapes in southeastern California. It is federally protected as a National Preserve and is part of the National Park System. Mojave National Preserve's enormous desert territories include elements of three of the four major North American deserts: the Mojave, Great Basin,…
Where can you experience the desert in Nevada and around Las Vegas? Travel guide to Nevada's best canyons and desert destinations.
Mexico is one of the countries with most deserts in the entire world. As a matter of fact, more than 60% of the territory of the country of Mexico is located in the area corresponding to the belt in which the deserts of the world are distributed, which is the…
Canada is well-known for having a cold climate, so you may be surprised to find out that there are deserts in Canada, albeit slighly "unconventional". As a matter of fact, many of the desert-like regions you'll find in the country are not dry enough to qualify as "true" deserts, but…
The Great Basin National Park is a United States National Park established in 1986, located in east-central Nevada near its border with Utah, five miles west of the town of Baker. It is located in the Great Basin Desert, the dry and mountainous region between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains and the largest of the…
Map of the four major US deserts
Around 30% of the USA territory comprises desert or semi-desert environments, mainly located in the south-western area. There are four main deserts in the US, ranging all the way from the southern border with Mexico to the states of Oregon and Idaho in the north: the Mojave Desert, the Sonoran…
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
A list of beach and desert sand dunes in the USA by state. Where are the best sand dunes you can find in the US?
If you are wondering whether there are any sandboarding spots in CDMX, the answer is yes! Within the enormous metropolitan area of the city you can find a slope of volcanic origin, called "El Arenal", in the town of San Andrés Totoltepec, where you can slide down with your board.…
There are many spots for sandboarding in California's Mojave desert as well as on Southern California's beach dunes. If you want to find the best sand surfing rides head to Death Valley National Park, America's second largest national park, where you can find many incredible different types of dunes. Sandboarding,…
Visit to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest National Park: backpacking, camping, things to do, museums, directions and more.