Last Updated on April 29, 2022
The United States covers nearly 3.8 million square miles, within this vast area, the country is divided into different environments, from snow-capped mountains to warm, sandy deserts. Regardless of whether your country is in the desert or surrounded by greenery, chances are you will find sand dunes there! In fact, almost every single one of the 50 U.S. states has sand dunes, with the only exception of the state of Tennessee which does not have any.
Below, a list of all sand dunes in the US, grouped by state.
List of US Sand Dunes by State
Alabama
Dauphin Island dunes
Alaska
Great Kobuk Sand Dunes
Little Kobuk Sand Dunes
Hunt River Dunes
Arizona
Yuma Sand Dunes – Yuma
Ehrenberg Sandbowl – Ehrenberg
Hot Well Dunes – Safford
Parker Dunes – Cactus Plain
Arkansas
Sand Hills State Park
California
Algodones Dunes
Kelso Dunes
Dumont Dunes
Mesquite Flat Dunes
Eureka Dunes
Ibex Dunes
Panamint Dunes
Saline Valley Dunes
Colorado
Great Sand Dunes
Connecticut
Matianuck Sand Dunes
Delaware
Cape Henlopen Dunes
Florida
Henderson Beach Dunes
Georgia
Ohoopee Dunes
Hawaii
Mo’omomi Preserve Sand Dunes
Idaho
St. Anthony Sand Dunes
Illinois
Sand Hills State Park
Indiana
Indiana Dunes
Iowa
Eddyville Dunes Sand Prairie
Kansas
Syracuse Sand Dunes
Kentucky
Lithified Sand Dunes – Natural Bridge State Park
Louisiana
LA Dunes – Forest Hill
Michigan
Warren Dunes
Silver Lake Dunes
Sleeping Bear Dunes
Minnesota
Sand Dunes State Forest
Mississipi
Grey Cloud Dunes
Missouri
Sand Prairie Conservation Area
Montana
Koocanusa Sand Dunes
Nebraska
Nebraska Sandhills
Nevada
Sand Mountain
Winnemucca Sand Dunes
New Hampshire
Hampton Beach State Park
New Jersey
Avalon Dunes
South Seaside Park
New Mexico
White Sands National Park
New York
Lake Ontario Sand Dunes
North Carolina
Jockey’s Ridge State Park
North Dakota
Sheyenne National Grasslands
Ohio
Headlands Dunes
Oklahoma
Little Sahara State Park
Oregon
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
North Bend Sand Dunes
Siltcoos / South Jetty Dunes
Umqua Dunes
Christmas Valley Sand Dunes
Pennsylvania
Montandon Sand Dunes
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Desert Sand Dunes
South Carolina
Sand Hills State Park
South Dakota
Algodones Dunes
Tennessee
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Texas
Monahans Sandhill
Utah
Coral Pink Sand Dunes
Little Sahara Sand Dunes
Vermont
Alburgh Dunes State Park
Virginia
Savage Neck Dunes
Washington
Vantage Sand Dunes
Juniper Dunes Wilderness
West Virginia
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Wisconsin
Kohler Park Dunes
Whitefish Dunes
Wyoming
Killpecker Sand Dunes
Best Sand Dunes in the US
White Sands – New Mexico
The White Sands National Park is a one-of-a-kind desert characterized by distinctive white colored sand which looks like snow. The sand is in fact made of gypsum rather than quartz, which gives it the peculiar white color. Despite being in a hot desert, the temperature of the sand at the park is usually mild enough that you can walk on it barefoot, and the spot is popular for dune sledding.
Sleeping Bear Dunes – Michigan
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore Park located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It is a popular tourist destination known for its dune climb, and one of the few places in the US where the dunes get covered in snow during winter.
Coral Pink Sand Dunes – Utah
Coral Pink Sand Dunes is located near the city of Kanab in Utah. As the name suggests, the dunes there are characterized by a pink-orange color and a must-see at times of dawn and dusk, when the softer lights accentuate the color of the sand. It is a popular spot for sandboarding and off-road vehicle riding.
Great Sand Dunes – Colorado
The Great Sand Dunes are thus called because they are the tallest sand dunes in the US and North America. These dunes are the remains of an ancient lake now vanished, Lake Alamosa. The highest dunes are star-shaped and measure over 8000 feet in elevation, and around 750 feet from base to top.
Read also: Deserts of the US
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