Moses Lake, Washington · Grant County ORV area

The largest black sand
dune field on Earth.

Live wind, seasonal zones, rustic camping, maps, safety, Moses Lake fuel, shoreline recreation, and a trip planner built for the complete weekend.

55% basalt sandSeasonal mud flats4 miles from city services

The shoreline ride console

Know before the lake.

Current data where available. Plain-language fallback answers remain visible to visitors and search engines.

Live weather, fire danger, and Washington fuel context load here. Published zone calendars remain visible if a live feed cannot respond.

The permanent answers

Simple facts. No scavenger hunt.

Dune Guide USA Radio Network, America Rides Here

Dune Guide USA Radio Network

The dunes have a soundtrack.

Original destination songs, Dusty Roads, remixes, and a few questionable sponsors.

Listen here ♫

Save it before you leave cell service. Your ride can have a soundtrack too.

Free Dune Guide USA Arcade

A little sand.
A lot of adventure.

Explore the virtual Moses Lake Adventure, from staging to open dunes. Pick a vehicle, roam at your own pace, and make your next trip feel a little more familiar.

Moses Lake Adventure available now.

Enter the free Arcade →

Play in your browser. Virtual Adventures are for fun, not a substitute for current maps or riding rules.

The Dune Guide USA Network Arcade glowing beside the dunes at dusk
A rider holding Camp Compass open on a phone while tire tracks disappear across distant sand dunes
Camp Compass

Free safety tool Works beyond the bars

Mark camp.
Find your way back.

Save camp before you ride. Camp Compass uses GPS satellites to show the distance and direction back, even where cell service disappears. Your marked camp stays on this phone unless you choose to share it.

  • Works offlineGPS does not need a cell tower
  • One compassUse it at every Dune Guide destination
  • Share your locationSend coordinates when help can reach you

Set it up before the trip. Installation needs a signal.

Build the weekend

Start with the question you have.

The Moses Lake sand dunes meeting open water in the Columbia Basin

More than a riding area

Water shaped the basin.
Wind finished the sand.

Geology, Indigenous history, irrigation, aviation, recreation, wetlands, and a city built beside the lake.

Read the story

Bring the group

Planning works better when everyone sees the same answer.

Basalt and Blue collection artwork

Moses Lake · Merchandise

Basalt and Blue

Shop the shirts and gear inspired by Moses Lake.

Illustration of two riding families greeting one another beside their quad and side-by-side at the dunes

New feature · Family Ride Connect

Find other riders at Moses Lake

Looking for another dirt bike family for a day at Moses Lake? Compare the day you’ll be there and the kind of ride your group enjoys.

Share what your family rides and the pace you enjoy. Find riding families, request to connect, and decide together whether to share contact details.

Join DGUSA or sign in, complete your family profile, then open Family Ride Connect on your dashboard.

This is a new riding community. You may be the first family planning a ride here for your dates.

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Stories from the Dunes: riders sharing stories around a campfire beside their campers

STORIES FROM THE DUNES

The people behind the trips.
FROM MICHAEL McKINNEY · ACROSS THE DUNES

Out here, people stop.

When someone breaks down in the dunes, another rider gives up a little of their own day to help. That spirit is a big part of why I built Dune Guide USA.

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