The Pismo dunes, officially the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, are outside the town of Oceano, a few minutes from San Luis Obispo (itself the northern end of Amtrak’s Surfliner).

The sand dunes here are, rather shockingly, the tallest in all of North America. In this 30-square-mile dune field, five tower at more than 700 feet; the tallest, Star Dune, is 750 feet tall.

But Pinellas’ dune restoration process is different: In this case, the sand comes in dump trucks from central Florida, with as many as 200 loads per day dropped at the beach, said Kelli Hammer ...

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah. Slightly north of the Utah-Arizona border, red rock country’s mineral-rich Navajo Sandstone crumbled away leaving behind 1,500 acres of coral-hued sand dunes.

In the distance look for North and South Manitou Islands, prime spots for hiking and camping." 8 don't-miss gems at Sleeping Bear Dunes National parks in Michigan pump $290M into economy ...

Since December, more than 168,000 cubic yards, or 218,000 tons, of sand has been brought in by truck and added to separate parts of the six-mile beach.

Coastal dunes are a ridge, or a series of ridges, that form at the rear of a beach and differ from most other constructional coastal landforms in that they are formed by the movement of air ...

Point 1 - The fragile dunes Between the car park and the beach stands a natural barrier that has taken thousands of years to form. We read how sand dunes have developed, and how important they are ...