Dunes in Michigan? How big (acres)? ... to compare to other dunes I've been to. Pismo beach is one of my favorites but has been cut down signfiicantly by parks & recreation to preserve them :-( . Used to go into some pretty deep bowls with the orv's and have a blast. Competiton hill was also an awesome spot on Friday & Saturday's & nights.

 

From the Michigan DNR Web site:

" Silver Lake State Park is a 3000-acre park in Oceana County bordered by Lake Michigan. This area includes both dune country and acres of mature forest. The dune ridges and valleys are mostly windblown sand and lack trees, scrub brush and dune grass. The dune area is sometimes compared to a desert. Silver Lake State Park contains more than four miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and boasts a large sandy beach.

In 1919, Carrie E. Mears donated 25 acres of land for park purposes. The park's boundary was dedicated in 1951 and a master plan was officially approved in 1964. Now, nearly 2,000 acres of sand dunes are available for exploration and hiking. One of the park's biggest draws is the 450-acre off-road vehicle area.

Location:
The park is eight miles west of Hart and 36 miles north of Muskegon. Follow signs west of US-31 at either the Hart or Shelby exit.

 

Here's a Map

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/si...ea_66506_7.pdf

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i can't wait to do to the dunes, i just got done replacing the tie-rods/whole steering system last night... i also got a new power steering gearbox too...ouch! thing rides like a caddy now time for an alignment. everyone at DF.com would cry if they seen the amount of stock parts I replaced on that truck...
brakes, whole steering system, ball joints, u-joints, shocks, springs, intake, exhuast, blah blah, too much money in parts, blah and blah.

 

this is whats gonna be pushing me through the sand.

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Well I guess me and billyd are the only ones interested at this point.
although we could make it a 1 day Saturday trip instead of an all weekend one,
if that will work with peoples schedule better.

And you don't need a modified truck like Billyd's to run around on the dunes, mines bone stock and does fine. All you need to do is watch your speed so you don't go air-born.

 

HEY! time for me to do some wheel bearings...that sucks...
anywho, i think the 16, 17, and 18 would be a good weekend to go...
what about you?

 

Thats Good for me. I just made a note in my schedual at work
that I will unavailable that weekend.

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thats a big 10-4
16-18 july, its the SL2004 trip.

 

boulee, you got a quad / dirt bike to bring up ????
what about jet ski's?? need someone to bring some jets ski's for lake michigan.
im bringin up acouple bikes, prolly yz250, and yz400f.