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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Written by Jaclyn JohnstonPublished
sign for Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

The tallest sand dunes in North America look strangely out of place at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. If you’ve never sledded down a sand dune before, this is the perfect place to do it.

the dunes with a mountain behind them
a wind-swept tree in front of the dunes and mountains
a fence in front of vegetated dunes with the larger dunes in the background
The road leading to the Great Dunes and the mountains behind.
sign for Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
a pine tree in the foreground, the dunes and mountains in the background
People walk toward the dune to climb it.
A dead tree lays on the ground with the dunes behind it.
the dunes with a mountain behind them a wind-swept tree in front of the dunes and mountains a fence in front of vegetated dunes with the larger dunes in the background The road leading to the Great Dunes and the mountains behind. sign for Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve a pine tree in the foreground, the dunes and mountains in the background People walk toward the dune to climb it. A dead tree lays on the ground with the dunes behind it.
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Activities

Backpacking | Biking | Camping | Group Camping | Hiking | Horseback Riding | Hunting | Picnicking | Sledding | Swimming, Beach (in the stream at the base of the dunes)

Amenities

Gift Shop | Picnic Tables | Toilets | Visitor Center/Museum/Environmental Education Center | Water Fountains

Features

Sand Dunes

To learn more about Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, check out the National Park Service website.

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