Algodones Dunes

Algodones Dunes: 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 Algodones Dunes

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 Algodones Dunes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.89318, -115.01259. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Algodones Dunes

• Tumco · attraction · Imperial · ~21 km · Must-see
• Old Plank Road · attraction · Imperial · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ogilby Hills · sanctuary · Arizona · ~28 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~36 km · Must-see
• Indian Pass Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~38 km · Must-see
• Morelos Dam · lake · Yuma · ~42 km · Must-see
• West Wetlands Park · park · Yuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~50 km · Must-see
• Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · park · Yuma · ~51 km · Must-see
• Penitentiary Avenue · attraction · Yuma · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge · sanctuary · Yuma · ~52 km · Must-see
• Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park · sanctuary · Yuma · ~52 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~53 km · Must-see
• Imperial National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · La Paz · ~56 km · Must-see
• KUBO-FM (Calexico) · attraction · Imperial · ~59 km · Must-see
• Trigo Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · La Paz · ~60 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~62 km · Must-see
• Brawley Foursquare Gospel Church · church · Imperial · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Algodones Dunes

Other beaches & coast near Algodones Dunes

• Bombay Beach Drive-In · beach · Imperial · ~105 km · Must-see
• Playa Linda · beach · Yuma · ~49 km
• Centennial Beach · beach · Yuma · ~50 km
• Sandy Beach · beach · Imperial · ~104 km
• Sea View Beach · beach · Imperial · ~106 km
• Salton Beach · beach · Riverside · ~129 km
• Betz Beach · beach · Riverside · ~133 km
• Lechuguilla Desert · beach · Yuma · ~133 km
• Sneaker Beach · beach · Riverside · ~136 km
• Mesa de San Luis · beach · San Luis Río Colorado · ~138 km

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