Great Sand Dunes National Preserve

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a national park of the United States that conserves an area of large sand dunes on the eastern …

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Nov 3, 2024
What a beautiful National Park! The visitors center had great interactive displays. The views are beautiful and what a complete surprise to see people sledding down the sand dunes. The park is dog … Full review by Cindy H
Oct 30, 2024
Off season visit to this mysteriously awesome place. No crowds. Impressive dunes. Great off road driving. Wide open spaces, and big/big sky. Stayed in nearby Alamosa for great restaurants and in… Full review by David C
Oct 29, 2024
We only had time for a brief visit taking a short detour off our planned route to see the dunes. They were certainly spectacular and we were pleased that we stopped by. We also benefited from havi… Full review by ew25
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is an American national park that conserves an area of large sand dunes on the eastern edg…
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Located:Alamosa and Saguache Counties, Colorado, United States
Established:March 17, 1932
Area:149,028 acres (232.9 sq mi; 603.1 km²)
Visitors:527,546 (in 2019)

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Very heavy rain is predicted on the day we would be there and I wonder if there is any point in going?
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Still looking like heavy rain? Probably not a great idea to go.
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Answer by 258diannar · Sep 22, 2024
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Best place to camp in a pop-up. I have two small boys and a dog. Needs hookups. I would really like a place with a …
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Best place to camp in a pop-up. I have two small boys and a dog. Needs hookups. I would really like a place with a camp fire and great view of the sky.
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We stayed at the nearby KOA, only about 20 minutes from the Dunes Nat’l park. It had all the amenities, and a great view from the campground of the mountains.
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Answer by Judy D · Feb 1, 2022
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Hi, planning to head over this week. I keep reading about reservations online but cant seem to figure out how to get …
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Hi, planning to head over this week. I keep reading about reservations online but cant seem to figure out how to get passes to enter. Do they sell enterance tickets there? Also how does experiencing it at night work (not camping there) Thanks!
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Reservations are likely for the campgrounds--not for day use. But apparently they are doing that at the gate which causes delays. They may also be delaying people from entering …
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Reservations are likely for the campgrounds--not for day use. But apparently they are doing that at the gate which causes delays. They may also be delaying people from entering the park to keep the numbers down. I saw them doing that at Black Canyon as well two weeks ago. My advice: 7:00 AM visitors--no problem with crowds...11:00 AM visitors...you take your chances.
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Going last week in July with 2 dogs in a small SUV. Suggestions for our day with the dogs including what time we can get there?
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Definitely go early and/or take something to put on your dog’s feet. We arrived at 10am and by 11am the sand was burning our feet when with sandals on. Many people were wearing …
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Definitely go early and/or take something to put on your dog’s feet. We arrived at 10am and by 11am the sand was burning our feet when with sandals on. Many people were wearing socks only and that seemed to be a great way (for humans) to enjoy the sand dunes without worrying about shoes filling up with sand.
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How cold was it when you went, Im going mid march and im afraid there will be snow or freezing.
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The temperature in October was mostly in the 40s & 50s during the day, but it was below freezing at night. The temperature did not affect our enjoyment of the dunes. But I'm guessing …
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The temperature in October was mostly in the 40s & 50s during the day, but it was below freezing at night. The temperature did not affect our enjoyment of the dunes. But I'm guessing that March could be a different story. If you hit a warm spell, snow melt will likely fill the stream bed, which was virtually dry when we were there. Like others have suggested, checking a reliable weather Website is a good pre-trip step.
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