Great Sand Dunes National Park was originally established as a national monument by President Herbert Hoover back in 1932.

Jan. 9 - GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL MONUMENT - All it takes to form dunes is sand, wind and time. All that was required for nature to sculpt the tallest dunes in North America, the Great Sand Dunes, ...

Colorado has another unique gem waiting to be explored: The Great Sand Dunes National Park! Here, the star attraction isn't a mountain peak but a sea of golden sand—the tallest dunes in North ...

May 27 - Six weeks after a wind-whipped fire consumed 3,000 acres of grass, brush and forest at the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, the blackened areas are turning green, just in time for the busy ...

It was originally designated a national monument in 1932 to protect its dunes from gold ... Without the proximity of the Great Sand Dunes, these towns would be left without a major economic engine. In ...

I visited a national park for the first time in August of 2022. Growing up in urban New Jersey, it was quite a culture shock to suddenly be amidst the San Juan mountains of Colorado. I went to the ...