Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are close to Stovepipe Wells along CA-190. Sand dunes look most dramatic with low-angle light, such as this photo before sunset.
NPS photo by Kurt Moses
The free entrance day is to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act, which provides substantial funding for maintenance of critical infrastructure in national parks and other public lands.
Upcoming free entrance days are:
- August 25 – National Park Service’s 105th birthday
- September 25 – National Public Lands Day
- November 11 – Veterans Day
Source: NPS