The dunes have been around nearly forever, of course, but it's only in the past 50 years or so that people realized exactly what they had. Erosion and development were starting to take a toll by then, so an effort began to preserve the area. The state park is the result of that effort, created in 1975. The biggest dune can be 80 to 100 feet, depending on the weather as the sand gets blown around.
There's no admission charge or parking fee, and there's a museum that explains what's going on in the park in terms of science. There are a couple of places for a hike. You can go for a walk up the largest of the sand dunes, shown here. However, we opted not to have sand in our shoes for the next three or four years, opting to take the photograph instead. It's right off U.S. 158, and doesn't take long to see.
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