Silver Lake Michigan Dunes for BeamNG.drive
Detailed replica of the Silver Lake dunes and their town in Michigan: dunes, rural back roads, a Lake Michigan beach, drag racing and a small town.
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What this mod does
Silver Lake Michigan Dunes is a detailed replica of the Silver Lake dunes in Michigan (USA) and the small town right next to them. It’s one of those parks where you can drive on the sand, and here it’s recreated with a level of detail that surprises even the locals.
What’s included
- Untouched dunes and others heavily worn by use, with very varied terrain.
- Rural roads inland.
- A beach facing Lake Michigan.
- A drag racing area on the sand.
- A small town with a parking lot, a ranger booth, signs and park boundary markers.
Who it’s for
It’s a perfect map for buggies, off-roaders and sand vehicles, and for anyone who enjoys exploring a real place. One player who visits the area often calls it one of the most detailed real-scale maps they’ve seen, and another who lives there says it looks a lot like the real town.
Release notes
In August 2026 the author updated it for 0.39 with the new atmosphere and sky, and 1.1.0 from August 31 improves performance, memory usage, vegetation and reflections. Some details remain: one player finds the coastline too bright and the water on the horizon untextured, and textures may be missing if you load another map first.
User rating
Highlights and things to keep in mind
- Highly detailed replica of a real place
- Dunes, beach and drag racing on the same map
- Good performance after 1.1.0
- Textures may be missing if you load another map first
- Coastline and horizon could look better
- Some houses don't fit the area, according to one player
- Made for 0.39; may need an update for 0.40 (released October 19, 2026)
Requirements
- BeamNG.drive 0.39
- About 290 MB of free space for the .zip file
How to install it
- Open the Silver Lake Michigan Dunes page on the official BeamNG Repository.
- Click Download to get the .zip, or subscribe from the in-game Repository (Subscribe button).
- If you download it manually, copy the .zip, without unzipping it, into the mods folder inside your BeamNG.drive user folder (Documents > BeamNG.drive > current > mods).
- Launch the game and check in the Mod Manager that it's enabled.
- Launch the game and load Silver Lake Michigan Dunes directly in Freeroam, without loading another map first.
Version history
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1.1.031 Aug 2026Current
Tweaks for 0.39: plants with subsurface scattering, better performance and lower memory use, revised sand and window glare, and a new reflection cubemap.
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—4 Aug 2026
0.39 compatibility, new atmosphere and sky, a widened entrance road and lights in progress.
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—20 Jul 2026
Final decals for the entrance sign and small tweaks.
Common problems
Is it a real place?
Yes, it's a replica of the Silver Lake dunes and their town in Michigan, made with photos, videos and help from locals.
Textures are missing when I load in, what should I do?
The author says this can happen if you load another map first: restart the game and go straight into this one.
The coastline looks very bright, is that a bug?
One player mentions it in 1.1.0; the author hasn't fixed it yet.
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