Local favourite beach · Nye, Nevada
Big Dune
Big Dune is a beach in Nye, Nevada.
Big Dune: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Big Dune
Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Big Dune — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 36.64896, -116.58758. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Big Dune
- Darwin Falls · waterfall · Nye · ~40 km · Must-see
- Zabriskie Point · viewpoint · Inyo · ~41 km · Must-see
- Death Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~41 km · Must-see
- Oasis Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~43 km · Must-see
- Yucca Mountain · viewpoint · Nye · ~43 km · Must-see
- Goldwell Open Air Museum · museum · Nye · ~44 km · Must-see
- Devils Hole Cave · cave · Nye · ~45 km · Must-see
- Devil's Hole · cave · Nye · ~45 km · Must-see
- Devils Golf Course · viewpoint · Inyo · ~57 km · Must-see
- Oasis Mountain · viewpoint · Nye · ~58 km · Must-see
- Dante's View · viewpoint · Inyo · ~62 km · Must-see
- Badwater Basin · lake · Inyo · ~62 km · Must-see
- Badwater Basin panorama · viewpoint · Inyo · ~62 km · Must-see
- Burnt Wagons · attraction · Inyo · ~63 km · Must-see
- Death Valley National Park · sanctuary · Inyo · ~66 km · Must-see
- Mexican Mine · fort · Nye · ~17 km
- Jackass Aeropark · fort · Nye · ~20 km
- Amargosa Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~21 km
Other beaches & coast near Big Dune
- Timbisha · beach · Inyo · ~136 km · Must-see
- Eureka Dunes · beach · Inyo · ~135 km
- Sarcobatus Flat · beach · Nye · ~81 km
- Indian Springs Valley · beach · Clark · ~93 km
- Virgin Spring Wash · beach · Inyo · ~97 km
- Bonnie Claire Flat · beach · Esmeralda · ~98 km
- Panamint Dunes · beach · Inyo · ~101 km
- Rhodes Wash · beach · Inyo · ~101 km
- Jubilee Wash · beach · Inyo · ~103 km
- Confidence Wash · beach · Inyo · ~107 km
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Frequently asked
Is Big Dune safe to swim today?
No visitor has reported the sea & crowd status for Big Dune yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Big Dune?
October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Big Dune?
Nearby: Darwin Falls (waterfall, 40 km), Zabriskie Point (viewpoint, 41 km), Death Valley (viewpoint, 41 km), Oasis Valley (viewpoint, 43 km), Yucca Mountain (viewpoint, 43 km), Goldwell Open Air Museum (museum, 44 km).