Thanks to images in publications such as this and all across the internet, we know what to expect when we arrive at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve. But imagine the early, unsuspecting ...

Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. Located in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve is home to North America’s tallest sand ...

Stars begin to appear as the sun sets behind the sand dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park in Mosca. Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has become a destination for the scene in ...

Comments: Great Sand Dunes National Park boasts the tallest sand dune in North America, Star Dune, which is 750 feet high at an elevation of approximately 8,600 feet above sea level. The park has more ...

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Colorado’s only natural beach is drying up for the season. Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park runs through the sand during spring runoff, but now the creek bed is mostly dry at the Dunes ...

Lots of rain earlier this year led to a showy display of prairie sunflowers at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Some years, prairie sunflowers (Helianthus petiolaris) deliver a ...

Approaching the giant sand dunes of Great Sand Dunes National Park will make you feel like you’re on a completely different planet. From a distance, the sand dune field looks like an endless sea of ...

Below you’ll find the ultimate guide to Great Sand Dunes National Park, including things to do, how to get there, the be ...