Bruneau Dunes State Park

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Bruneau Dunes State Park has large sand dunes and small lakes, located northeast of Bruneau and fifteen miles from Mountain Home, Idaho. The state park is the site of North America’s highest single-structured sand dune which is approximately 470 feet high.

The basin has acted as a natural trap for over 12,000 years. The dunes may have started with sands from the Bonneville Flood about 15,000 years ago. With prevailing winds blowing from the southeast and from the northwest, the dunes stay fairly stable.
If you stay long enough you can actually watch the wind blow the sand and fill your footprints back up.

Parking is $5 per car . During the summer don’t forget to bring water and sunscreen.
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