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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Our boys have earned Junior Ranger badges at over 100 National Parks and Monuments, with a goal to earn them all. The one pictured is Great Sand Dunes in Colorado. We had… Read more about The 12 Parks ...

The national monument sits on the Colorado Plateau ... We know it today as Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. The name change followed a series of land acquisitions and moves by ...

Want to hit the slopes during the summer? Try Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. These 750-foot dunes—the tallest in the U.S.—are the perfect place for sandboarding and sand sledding.