Imperial Sand Dunes (Glamis)
California’s vast Saharan dune sea
The largest dune system in California — 40 miles of golden Saharan sand along the Mexican border, where Return of the Jedi filmed the Sarlacc pit and dune-buggies roar on winter weekends. Pick a quiet wilderness corner for the silence and the ripples.
The shot
Wind-rippled dune crests at low sun.
Nearby & worth pairing
- Algodones Dunes
- Salton Sea
- Anza-Borrego
- Yuma, AZ
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