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: 32.69043, -114.82723. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Algodones Dunes

• Old Plank Road · attraction · Imperial · ~11 km · Must-see
• Morelos Dam · lake · Yuma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ogilby Hills · sanctuary · Arizona · ~17 km · Must-see
• West Wetlands Park · park · Yuma · ~23 km · Must-see
• Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park · park · Yuma · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge · sanctuary · Yuma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Penitentiary Avenue · attraction · Yuma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park · sanctuary · Yuma · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tumco · attraction · Imperial · ~27 km · Must-see
• Laguna Diversion Dam · lake · Yuma · ~43 km · Must-see
• Picacho Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Picacho Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~46 km · Must-see
• McPhaul Suspension Bridge · attraction · Yuma · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mittry Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Yuma · ~49 km · Must-see
• Senator Wash Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~51 km · Must-see
• Picacho State Recreation Area · park · Imperial · ~52 km · Must-see
• Imperial Reservoir · lake · Yuma · ~53 km · Must-see
• Indian Pass Wilderness · sanctuary · Imperial · ~54 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 · ~140 km · Must-see
• Playa Linda · beach · Yuma · ~22 km
• Centennial Beach · beach · Yuma · ~23 km
• Lechuguilla Desert · beach · Yuma · ~101 km
• Mesa de San Luis · beach · San Luis Río Colorado · ~103 km
• Sandy Beach · beach · Imperial · ~136 km
• Sea View Beach · beach · Imperial · ~139 km
• Yuma Beach · beach · Yuma · ~25 km
• Escondido Beach, San Luis · beach · Yuma · ~27 km
• Confluence of Gila & Colorado Rivers · beach · Yuma · ~32 km

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