Last Updated on May 23, 2023
Sandboarding and sand sledding can be practiced on locations with both desert and beach sand dunes all over the world, as well as on the slopes of artificial sand berms, sand quarries, and active volcanos.
There are also two sports facilities dedicated to sandboarding and sand-skiing: Sand Master Park in Florence, Oregon and Monte Kaolino in Hirschau, Germany.
Below, a list of locations where you can practice sandboarding worldwide.
Click on a highlighted region in the map to see where you can go sandboarding in that country. More locations will be added gradually, feel free to recommend sandboarding spots near you in the comments.
Sandboarding Locations by Country
Afghanistan
Reg Rawan Valley – Kapisa
Algeria
Erg el Arma – Aïn Beïda, Ouargla
Erg d’Admer – Djanet
Isaouane-n-Tifernine (Tifernine Dune Field) – Illizi
Taghit Dunes – Taghit Oasis
Argentina
Playa Piedras Coloradas – Las Grutas, Arroyo
Médanos Blancos – Monte Hermoso, Buenos Aires
Playa Mar de las Pampas – Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires
La Frontera – Pinamar, Buenos Aires
Dunas de Tatón Fiambalá – Tatón, Catamarca
Duna Magicá – Saujil, Catamarca
Punta Este Sand Dunes – Puerto Madryn, Chubut
Cerro Huancar – Abra Pampa, Jujuy
Médanos Grandes – San Juan Province
Aruba
Arashi / California Dunes – Hudishibana, Noord
Australia
New South Wales
Pebbly Beach – Norah Head, NSW
North Entrance Beach – NSW
Stockton Beach – Port Stephens – NSW
Queensland
Tangalooma Desert – Moreton Island, QLD
Carlo Sand Blow – Rainbow Beach, QLD
Kirrar Sand Blow – Fraser Island, QLD
Big Red – Birdsville, QLD
South Australia
Little Sahara – Kangaroo Island
Yanerbie Sandhill – Streaky Bay
Lincoln National Park – Eyre Peninsula
Coffin Bay National Park – Eyre Peninsula
Fowlers Bay Conservation Park – Fowlers Bay
Tasmania
Henty Dunes – Strahan
Victoria
The Big Drift – Wilsons Promontory National Park
Thurra Sand Dunes – Croajingolong National Park
Spew Hill – Philipp Island
Western Australia
Lancelin Sand Dunes – Lancelin
Green Head Sand Dunes – Green Head
Moore River Sand Dunes – Guilderton
Nanarrup Beach Sand Dunes – Albany
Cheyne Beach and Hassell Beach Sand Dunes – Albany
Belgium
Oostduinkerke Dunes – Koksijde
Bolivia
Lomas de Arena – Santa Cruz
Botswana
Khawa Sand Dunes – Khawa
Brazil
Dunas de Genipabu – Extremoz, Rio Grande do Norte
Praia de Pipa – Tibau do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte
Coca Cola Lake – Salinópolis, State of Pará
Praia da Joaquina – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
Canada
Carcross Desert – Yukon
Great Saskatchewan Sand Hills – Saskatchewan
Sandhill Park – Port Burwell, Ontario
Okanagan Desert – Osoyoos, British Columbia
Cape Verde
Deserto de Viana – Boa Vista
Chile
Cerro Dragón – Iquique
Duna Cerebro – Iquique
Dunas de Concón – Viña del Mar
Death Valley – San Pedro de Atacama
China
Mingsha Dunes – Dunhuang, Gansu
Tianmo Sand Sliding Field (Baolong Mountain) – Huailai County, Hebei
Ningxia Shapotou National Nature Reserve – Shapotou, Ningxia
Nandaihe Golden Beach – Qinhuangdao, Hebei
Emerald Isle
Resonant Sand Gorge Desert (Xiang Sha Wan Desert) – Inner Mongolia
Colombia
Taroa Dunes – Guajira Desert
Cyprus
Akrotiri Sand Dunes – Limassol
Dominican Republic
Dunas de Baní – Las Calderas
Ecuador
Palmira Desert
Egypt
Nubian Desert – Aswan
Great Sand Sea – Siwa
Hurghada Desert – Hurghada
Sinai Desert – Sharm El-Sheikh / Dahab
Wadi El-Rayan – Fayoum
Western Desert – Bahariya Oasis
Fiji
Sigatoka Sand Dunes – Sigatoka, Viti Levu
France
Dune du Pilat – La Teste-de-Buch
Saint Quentin en Tourmont – Somme
Fort Mahon – Somme
Dunes de Berck – Berck sur Mer, Pas de Calais
Dunes de la Slack – Ambleteuse, Pas de Calais
Germany
Monte Kaolino – Hirschau, Bavaria
Greece
Gomati Sand Dunes – Lemnos
Guatemala
Pacaya Volcano – Antigua
India
Sam Desert – Jodhpur
Thar Desert – Jaisalmer
Indonesia
Parangkusumo Sand Dunes – Bantul, Yogyakarta
Iran
Varzaneh Sand Dunes – Varzaneh Desert, Isfahan
Rig Zarin – Lut Desert, Yazd
Ireland
Curracloe Beach – Wexford
Israel
Negev Desert Sand Dunes
Italy
Porto Pino Sand Dunes – Sardinia
Mt. Etna Volcano – Sicily
Mt. Stromboli Volcano – Sicily
Japan
Tottori Sand Dunes
Nakatajima Sand Dunes – Hamamatsu
Jersey
Jersey Sand Dunes
Jordan
Wadi Rum – Aqaba
Kazakhstan
Singing Dunes – Altyn-Emel National Park
Senek Sand Dunes – Mangystau
Kenya
Turkana Sand Dunes – Lake Turkana
Kuwait
Al-Huwamiliyah/Al-Nimriayn sand dunes
Umm Niqqā sand dunes
Lesotho
Leribe Sand Dunes – Butha-Buthe
Libya
Gabr Oun Oasis – Sebha
Ghademis Sand Dunes – Ghademis
Malaysia
Klebang Dunes – Pantai Klebang, Malacca
Maldives
Thoondu – Fuvahmulah City
Mauritania
Chinguetti Sand Dunes – Chinguetti
Nouckchott Sand Dunes – Nouckchott
Mexico
Chachalacas Beach Dunes – Veracruz
Cuervitos Dunes – Mexicali, Baja California
Dunas de San Felipe – San Felipe-Mexicali, Baja California
Duna del Mogote – La Paz, Baja California
Samalayuca Dune Fields – Rancho Dos Hermanos, Chihuahua
San Nicolas Beach Sand Dunes – Hermosillo, Sonora
El Golfo de Santa Clara Sand Dunes – San Luis, Sonora
Mongolia
Khongor Els Sand Dunes – Gobi Desert
Morocco
Taboga Sand Dunes – Agadir
Erg Chebbi Dunes – Merzouga
Erg Chigaga Dunes – Ouarzazate
Namibia
Swakopmund Dunes
Walvis Bay Dunes
Netherlands
Strandavonturen – Hoek van Holland
Nicaragua
Cerro Negro Volcano – Léon
New Zealand
Te Paki Sand Dunes – Cape Reinga, Northland
Ninety Mile Beach – Kaitaia, Northland
Hokianga Sand Dunes – Opononi, Northland
Bethells Beach Black Sand Dunes – Lake Wainamu, Auckland
Sandfly Bay – South Island, New Zealand
Oman
Sharqiya Sands (formerly Wahiba Sands) – Muscat
Bousher Dunes – Muscat
Pakistan
Katpana Desert (Cold Desert) – Skardu
Makran Coast Sand Dunes
Paraguay
Dunas de San Cosme y Damián – San Cosme y Damián, Itapúa Department
Peru
Lima region
Dunas de Asia
Dunas the Chilca
Ica and Nazca region
Cerro Huaricangana
Usaka Desert
Pisco and Paracas region
Pampa de Ocas – Pisco Desert
Laguna de Morón – Pisco Desert
Trujillo region
Conache Sand Dunes
Las Dunas Cañoncillo, Pacasmayo
Dunas de Laramie – Chao, Virú
Chimbote region
Duna Huamanchacate / Duna Terror – Coishco
Cerro Manchan – Casma
Arequipa region
White Sand Dunes – Pampas De La Joya
Duna Toro Mata – Acarí
Cerro de las Minas – Acarí
Philippines
La Paz Sand Dunes – Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
Paoay Sand Dunes – Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
Poland
Łeba Dunes – Słowiński National Park, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Portugal
Duna de Salir do Porto – Caldas da Rainha
Puerto Rico
Middles Beach – Isabela
Qatar
Inland Sea – Khor Al Adaid
Singing Sand Dunes – Al Wakrah
Russia
Sychevo Sand Quarry – Moscow
Dzerzhinsky Sand Quarry – Moscow
Saudi Arabia
Red Sand Dunes – Riyadh Desert
Senegal
Lompoul Desert – Foundiougne
South Africa
Western Cape
Atlantis Dunes – Cape Town
Hout Bay Dunes – Cape Town
Betty’s Bay Dunes – Cape Town
Dragon Dune – Mossel Bay
Knysna Dunes – Knysna
Eastern Cape
Jeffrey’s Bay Dunes – Jeffrey’s Bay
Alexandria Dune Field – Gqeberha / Port Elizabeth
Nahoon Beach – East London
Northern Cape
Witsand Dunes – Kalahari Desert
Gauteng
Mt. Mayhem – Boksburg
South Korea
Haeundae Sand Festival – Busan
Spain
Andalusia
Duna de Bolonia – Tarifa
Duna de Valdevaqueros – Tarifa
Cala del Tesorillo – Tarifa
Punta Paloma – Tarifa
Canary Islands
Dunas de Maspalomas – Gran Canaria
Dunas de Corralejo – Fuerteventura
Sri Lanka
Pottufil Sand Dunes
Sudan
Marawi Sand Dunes – Marawi, Ash Shamaliyah
Taiwan
Kenting National Park – Pingtung County
Turkey
Patara Beach – Gelemiş, Antalya
Venezuela
Médanos de Coro – Falcón
Pico Pan de Azucar – Merida
Uruguay
Dunas de Cabo Polonio – La Paloma
Dunas de Valizas – La Paloma
Bajada 6 – Montevideo
Lomas de Solymar – Ciudad de la Costa
Las Vegas / Parque del Plata – El Pinar
Chihuahua Beach – Maldonado
Punta Colorada – Maldonado
Barra de Valizas – Rocha
Santa Teresa’s Park – Rocha
United Arab Emirates
Al Badayer – Sharja
Al Faya – Abu Dhabi
Lahbab – Dubai
Liwa Oasis – Abu Dhabi
Sweihan – Abu Dhabi
United Kingdom
England
Holywell Bay Beach Sand Dunes – Newquay
Braunton Burrows Sand Dunes – Devon
Seaton Sluice Sand Dunes – Northumberland
Camber Sands – Sussex
Northern Ireland
White Rocks Beach – Portrush
Portstewart Strand – Portstweart
Murlough Sand Dunes – Dundrum
Scotland
Balmedie Beach – Aberdeen
Wales
Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes – Bridgend
United States
Arizona
Ehrenberg Sandbowl – Ehrenberg, AZ
Hot Well Dunes – Safford, AZ
Parker Dunes – Cactus Plain, Parker, AZ
Yuma Sand Dunes – Yuma Desert, Yuma, AZ
California
Mesquite Sand Dunes – Death Valley National Park, CA
Marina State Beach – Marina, CA
The Pit – Sand City, CA
Oceano Sand Dunes – Pismo Beach, CA
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes – Guadalupe, CA
Algodones Dunes – Glamis, CA
Kelso Dunes – Flynn, CA
Dumont Dunes – Baker, CA
Point Mugu – Malibu, CA
L.A. Sand Sledding (winter only):
Zuma Beach – Malibu, CA
Venice Beach – Venice, CA
Hermosa Beach – Los Angeles, CA
Dockweiler State Beach – Los Angeles, CA
Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve – Duncan, CO
Hawaii
Makena Big Beach – Kihei, HI
Papakolea Green Sand Beach – Ka Lae, HI
Idaho
Bruneau Dunes State Park – Bruneau, ID
St. Anthony Sand Dunes – St. Anthony, ID
Indiana
Indiana Dunes – Indiana Dunes State Park, IN
Mt. Baldy – Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, IN
Massachusetts
Cape Cod Sand Dunes – Provincetown, MA
Michigan
Silver Lake State Park – Oceana County, MI
Nevada
Nellis Dunes – Las Vegas, NV
Amargosa Sand Dunes – Las Vegas, NV
New Mexico
White Sands National Park
North Carolina
Jockey’s Ridge State Park – Nags Head
Oklahoma
Little Sahara Sand Dunes – Waynoka
Oregon
Sand Master Park – Florence
Honeyman State Park – Florence
Siltcoos Beach – Florence
South Jetty – Florence
North Bend Sand Dunes – North Bend
Umpqua Dunes / Winchester Bay – Reedsport
Cape Kiwanda – Pacific City
Nehalem Bay – Manzanita
Oceanside Beach State Recreation Site – Tillamook
Rhode Island
Coventry Sand Dunes – Mishnock Lake
Big River Management Area – West Greenwhich
Texas
Monahans Sandhills State Park – Monahans, TX
Utah
Coral Pink Sand Dunes – Kanab, UT
Little Sahara Sand Dunes, UT
Sand Hollow State Park, UT
Moab Sandhill, UT
Wyoming
Killpecker Sand Dunes – Rock Springs
Tunisia
Douz Sand Dunes – Douz
Tozeur Sand Dunes – Tozeur
Vanuatu
Mt. Yasur Volcano – Tanna Island
Yemen
Noget Sand Dunes – Socotra
Ahrer Beach – Socotra
Sandboarding Travel InsuranceSandboarding Around the World
Sandboarders at the Duna Toro Mata, Acarì 
TJ Bliss sandboarding at the Bruneau Sand Dunes in Idaho. Photo courtesy of Frank Schulenburg. 
Sandboarding in Israel at the Negev Desert. Courtesy of DrorBamidbar. 
Monahans Sand Surfing The Dunes. Photo courtesy of Josh Spencer. 
Monahans Sand Surfing The Dunes. Photo courtesy of Josh Spencer. 
Sand sledding. Photo courtesy of Bongani2. 
Ranger Patrick Sand Sledding with Daughter. Photo courtesy of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. 
Sandboarding in Brazil. Photo courtesy of Idobi. 
Sand-skiing. Photo courtesy of Martin GH. 
Sandboarding in Anna Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Photo courtesy of REVOLT. 
Riding on a sand pit in Dzerzhinsky. Photo courtesy of Alexander Burakov. 
Sandboarding in Namibia. Photo courtesy of Luke Price 
Sandboarding in Swakopmund. Photo courtesy of Katie Hunt. 
Sandboarding in Huacachina, Peru. Photo courtesy of Jared S. 
Where can you sandboard?
Sandboarding destinations can be found in every continent except Antarctica. The best locations for sand surfing are the the hot deserts of South America, Africa and the Middle East – where you can find the tallest and steepest dunes without vegetation.
That said, most countries with a coastal area are also suitable for sandboarding: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and even the UK have a lot of great spots where you can practice this sport.
Coastal dunes are usually shorter and less steep and better suited for sledding, but sand surfing can be a lot of fun there nonetheless, and you can make do with a plastic sand sled or disc saucer.
What are the best locations for sandboarding?
Huacachina, Peru is often considered the best location for sandboarding, especially because there are plenty of majestic desert dunes so close to the oasis that you can easily rent a dune buggy to reach them and spend the whole day sandboarding. There are however steeper and higher dunes in Peru for those who are looking for more adventurous rides a bit more off the beaten path.
Alternative forms of sand boarding and sledding can also be practiced in some continental areas where there are no deserts nor beaches, such as mainland Europe or Canada, where you can find some steep sandhills or artificial sand quarries to slide.
You can even practice volcano boarding on a handful of locations worldwide (Nicaragua, Italy, Indonesia, Vanuatu and Japan), which consists of sandboarding down hardened lava slopes on active volcanos.
What are the most popular sandboarding destinations in the US?
There are plenty of popular sandboarding and sledding destinations in the US, particurarly in the southwest. These include the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area in Florence, the Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve in Colorado, Kelso Dunes in California, White Sands National Park in New Mexico, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah, and Jockey’s Ridge State Park in North Carolina.
Each of these locations offers a unique and exciting sandboarding experience, from the largest sand dunes in North America in Oregon to the beautiful white sands of New Mexico and the largest coastal sand dunes in the Atlantic in North Carolina.
Where and when can you go sand sledding in Los Angeles?
Sand sledding in Los Angeles is a seasonal activity that takes place every year between mid-December and early April. During this time, artificial sand dunes are constructed along the shores of various beaches in Los Angeles to protect against winter storms and high tides.
One of the most popular sand sledding spots in LA is Point Mugu in Malibu, where you can enjoy sledding on large, steep dunes while taking in stunning views of the Pacific Ocean. Another popular spot is Zuma Beach in Malibu, which provides a seasonal alternative to Point Mugu and is known for its large sand dunes and great workout.
Venice Beach is another well-known spot for sand sledding in LA, with a vast sand berm located south of the Venice Beach Pier being constructed every year from October until spring. Hermosa Beach is also a popular location for sand sledding, with its slopes being perfect for young kids to practice their skills.
In addition to these beaches, Manhattan Beach Sand Dune Park is another location where you can enjoy sand sledding, although it is only allowed using cardboard sleds. Finally, if you’re looking for a less crowded option, Dockweiler State Beach is another location to consider, with its oceanfront RV park making it a popular spot for winter sand sledding.
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