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It's one of the bigger holiday weekends at Dumont, President's Day Weekend. Come out and join the fun.

Save the date! It's always the second weekend in December. Our 12th Annual Buggy Roundup 12-15 weekend, 2024. Got a buggy? Come on out and join us to camp, hang and run the dunes together. More details to come.

Although New Years Eve is on Tuesday night this year, that doesn't mean we can't celebrate early...well, unless you can stay until Wednesday that is. The official holiday weekend is Dec 27-29 so get it on the calendar!

Thanksgiving weekend is Nov 28-Dec 1st!

Halloween weekend kicks off the upcoming dune season at Dumont Dunes! Although Halloween is Thursday the 31st, Halloween weekend at Dumont will be celebrated the weekend before on Oct 25-27th. Saturday night, Oct 26th, is the night you'll find trick-or-treaters going camp to camp and duners in costume over at Comp Hill having a good time. There has not yet been any word of a truck or treat at vendor row, but the original tradition of decorating camps and kids/ families trick-or-treating has never stopped. Halloween weekend always brings out thousands of excited duners which means we always have to take a little extra caution. Keep your head on a swivel but most importantly slow down around camps and other duners. Holiday weekends can be a little crazy and chaotic, but also safe and fun at the same time.

Halloween weekend falls on the weekend before Halloween this year so don't miss out. Halloween weekend is Oct 25-27, 2024.

From the Friends of Dumont Dunes post on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/groups/953026939300875/ 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜 𝔽𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝔻𝕦𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕥 𝔻𝕦𝕟𝕖𝕤 ℂ𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕟 𝕌𝕡 𝔼𝕧𝕖𝕟𝕥 ⬅️ 𝙎𝘼𝙏𝙐𝙍𝘿𝘼𝙔,𝙈𝘼𝙍𝘾𝙃 16𝙏𝙃 The Friends of Dumont Dunes and the BLM Barstow Field Office invite you to join us in our 21st Annual Dumont Dunes Cleanup. ●We are looking for 125 volunteers to participate in the cleanup. ●CHECK-IN 8:00 A.M. Dumont Dunes Visitor Center ●What to Bring: • Sunglasses, wide brimmed hat, sturdy footwear, sun screen and work gloves. • Your own OHV or pick-up truckfor hauling trash to the dumpster. Lots of camping friends to help out! For more information contact the BLM at: Jovan Roberts: (442)258-0284 or jroberts@blm.gov or The Friends of Dumont Dunes at: Jodi Pudwill Knight: 702-250-8477 or jodipudwill@gmail.com

It's the last big holiday weekend of the season! Besides Halloween, it's always been one of the biggest weekends at Dumont. Although the Jeep races and hill climbs no longer happen on President's weekend, you'll still see the crowds of duners, some of your favorite vendors, and action on Comp Hill. Don't forget to swing by the sand highway (between Comp and North Pole) at 2-3PM for the "unofficial" daily drags. It's nothing more than duners lining up and racing, but it's a new trend at Dumont that everyone seems to love. Don't forget to take extra caution at the end of the drags and DON'T turn into traffic that may be coming from behind. As for highway 127, if you are coming from Baker, the road is open to one-way traffic with flagging operations and a pilot car. Roadwork MAY be completed by then; if that happens, we will post an update. It should be done any day now. They are getting close! Stay safe and pack out what you pack in. There is no trash collection at Dumont so we must keep our playground clean if we want to enjoy it for years to come. Be sure to post some photos from your trip on the forum and tag us on Instagram!

HWY127 is now fully open to through traffic with construction occurring in shoulder areas only from Monday through Friday 6AM-4PM. This portion of work is expected to continue through June 2024. NO FLAGGING IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME BUT MAY OCCUR AS NEEDED TO COMPLETE REPAIR WORK. The route remains fully open to traffic during an outside of work hours. Crews continue shoulder repair work and an approximate 2 mi section of the route. Little Dumont Little Dumont is open. Photos of original storm damage/ Source: Caltrans District 8