Fallon, Nevada · BLM public lands
600 feet of sand.
Free on Tuesdays.
Fees are waived every Tuesday and Wednesday, year round. Live wind, passes, primitive camping, maps, safety, Fallon fuel, and the practical details that turn U.S. 50 into a dune weekend.
4,795 acres600 ft landmark duneTue & Wed fee free
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Know before U.S. 50.
Current data where available. Direct official checks everywhere else.
Live weather and Nevada fuel context load here. Passes, camping, water and flag rules below are current regardless.
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Simple facts. No scavenger hunt.
No cell service needed Safety tool
Mark camp before you ride.
Find it again when every rise looks the same.
Stand at the trailer, save the spot, name it. If you get turned around, the guide gives you the direction and the distance back. Your phone reads GPS satellites directly, so it keeps working where there are no bars at all. Free, nothing to install, nothing sent anywhere.
Set your camp location- Set the location at the trailer
- Name it so you recognise it
- Follow the arrow home
Build the weekend
Start with the question you have.
01
Where do we camp?
Designated sites, facilities, busy weekends, and what the desert will not provide.
02What do we need?
Passes, registration, whip flags, and official sources worth saving offline.
03What is it like?
The open dune, protected routes, group protocol, and the 600-foot reality.
04What if it is our first trip?
A practical sequence from fueling in Fallon to the first orientation loop.
Not just another dune
Sand that sings.
A route that carried history.
A Pony Express station stood here in 1860, then vanished under the sand until 1975. Ancient Lake Lahontan, a dune that booms, and a butterfly that lives on this mountain and nowhere else on Earth.
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