The Hermosa Beach sand berms are a popular spot for dune sledding, particularly for children, due to their relatively gentle slopes which offer a good balance of challenge and safety. The sand berms are located on either side of the Hermosa Pier and provide a good location for sledding and…
Venice Beach is the most popular destination for winter sand sledding in Los Angeles. Beach sledding is a popular activity for people of all ages practiced on artificial sand berms, which are created by bulldozing sand into mounds at the beach for protection during the winter months, and provide a…
Most people who enjoy winter sports look forward for the first snow of the year in order to go enjoy skiing and sledding, but not in Southern California. In Los Angeles, winter sledding is done at the beach, where every year around Thanksgiving large sand berms are built as a…
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,…
The Kelso Dunes are one of the four main Californian locations for sand surfing in the Mojave Desert (although there are plenty more dunes along the coast of Southern California). The Kelso dune system is the third-largest in the US and one of the few places where it is possible to witness the natural phenomenon of "singing" (or "booming") sand, so definitely worth a visit!
The Monterey county is home to some of Southern California’s tallest dunes and must-see destinations for sandboarding and related activities. Dunes suitable for sand surfing are scattered across the region, near the towns of Monterey, Marina, Sand City and Seaside. In addition to sandboarding, the dunes in the Monterey county…
The sand dunes at Pismo Beach, on the central coast of California, are a popular destination for recreational activities such as sandboarding and off-road driving. There are two popular sandboarding spots near Pismo Beach: the Oceano Dunes and Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, both resembling a desert despite being located right on the…
The Montaña de Oro State Park near Los Osos and Morro bay has for long been a top sandboarding spot in California. Unfortunately, sandboarding and sand sledding are not permitted at the Morro Dunes Natural Preserve anymore. The former sandboarding area is now fenced and you can be run into a…
California is without doubt one of the best places in America for sand surfing. What makes this state so great for sand sports is that you can practice sandboarding both on desert and beach locations, all year round. There are plenty of opportunities for sandboarding the inland sand dunes of…
Every year in fall and winter, beaches around Los Angeles turn into hip sand sledding destinations, with flocks of people of all ages rushing to have fun sliding down the artificial sand dunes. Around Thanksgiving day, before the weather gets too cold, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and…
