oregon sand dunes
 

anyone ever been? rented dirt bikes or ATVs?

looking for tips, reviews, recommendations, any kind of info.

thanks

I've been, and it's a hella good time. ATVs..

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RlBlRdp4hCE/S9...0/IMG_3156.JPG

Just be careful, sometimes its hard to see where the sand drops off....

been when i was younger, pretty fun, but if you're one to shout/scream during the thrill, you'll be eating a lot of sand and your throat will hurt afterwards.

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Not to mention you'll be blowing out sand in your snot for a few hours.. :lol:

don't you need a driver's license to operate the buggy?
i went when i was a kid so we could only ride the trucks

I went in buggies and atv

atv is a lot better, get to go on your own and do whatever. But the buggy's faster.... hard to say

OP, go and rent a sandrail. They're fun and fast. Just don't get it stuck. If you get stuck you have to wait for one of the helper guys to come and help you get out, and that machine probably weight north of 500lbs, and it eats up part of the couple hours you get with the machine.

Negatory. I went when I was like 13-14 or something and they put me in this thing with a roll cage, for my age it was hella fun.

I went once a few years ago, it was fun, but it's so easy to not see where the steep dropoffs are... sand is like snow you get a blinding effect where it all looks flat but it totally isn't........... I rolled my ATV and got fined and crap cvuz they have flags on them that snap when they roll (so they know you rolled it and fine you) PLUS you can't be out on the dunes without a flag so you waste a lot of time going back to get one and waiting for them to install it/charge you a fine/examine the ATV wanting to fine you for damage... plus you're picking sand out of your ass for a week after.... also don't rent one of those dune buggies with 2 seats, the people on those barely got to do anything cuz it was always getting stuck.

Just be careful, don't go full throttle off a 25 foot drop like I did!

i went 2 years ago it was a blast, the dune buggy when it goes down the almost 90degree sand hill, that feeling :D

I rolled one of those Odyssey carts trying to climb a steep Dune, and lost my damage deposit :P

can you take your own dune buggy?

My cousin and my buddy take their own ATV and dirt bike out there all the time.

This is good info. Sounds like overall it's worth doing?

There also seems to be a lot of different places along the sand dunes and different locations to rent from. Anyone have any recommendations in that department?

i wanna take my hilux there! anyone wanna offroad road trip there?

Honda Odysseys are quite tippy, I wouldn't imagine it's the best in sand. If you can get a little 250-400cc racing quad you'd have a hell of a lot of fun and you could probably control it better.

how much would it run you to go on one of those ATV for an hour?

here are some notes i put together couple weeks ago.

http://www.sanddunesfrontier.com/home.htm
sand rail TOUR 1/2hr $22 per person
QUAD RENTAL 1/2 hr : $35 1 hr : $45

http://www.sandland.com/dunebuggy.htm
1/2 hr. tour includes 10 miles of dunes $28.00 per person
1 hr. tour includes 19 miles of dunes and 1 mile of beach, $50 per person

When i called Frontier, i asked whats the best option for the most intense experience. They suggested the sandrail tour as they go faster than the atvs, and the guides no where to take all the jumps etc. Also no risk of getting stuck or losing damage deposit.

Ive gone in a buggy before, its a pretty good time especially when the driver rips it

Does anyone remember the rates for the atvs or buggies?
I went when I was a lot younger so I don't remember any of the prices
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Its been a dream of mine for years cruising down there in my 73' Scout II top off summer trip with the family.

Check the links 2 posts up all there.

how much is the damage deposit? can you pay it in cash?

if you've never ridden a ATV/dirt bike before dont act like superman and get overconfident, i knew a chick who went there and broke her back, never rode an ATV before

if you can pay the deposit in cash, i'd pay it in cash and if you seriously fuck up the ATV just leave it where it lies in walk away, shit aint worth getting raped in the ass for, i've experianced plenty of rapage with snowmobiles and sea-doo's lol

I'm am wanting to do a roadtrip this summer... Was gonna do Alaska, but plans change haha.