Wind-sculpted sand dunes towering to 500 feet above sea level provide recreational opportunities including, hiking, and photography. You can enjoy thick “tree islands”, open dunes, marsh-like deflation plains and beaches.
From Florence to Coos Bay, the Oregon Dunes NRA extends for 40 miles along the Oregon Coast. Formed by the forces of wind, water and time, these dunes are like no others in the world. These are the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America and they hold numerous opportunities for adventure and solitude.
Frank Herbert and the book "Dune"
Herbert began researching Dune in 1959. Herbert later related in an interview with Willis E. McNeilly that the novel originated when he was supposed to do a magazine article on sand dunes in Florence, Oregon, but he became too involved in it and ended up with far more raw material than needed for a single article. The article, entitled "They Stopped the Moving Sands," was never written, but it did serve as the seed for the ideas that led to Dune.
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