2024年6月29日 · The tallest dunes in North America are the centerpiece in a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. Stay on a moonless night to experience countless stars in this International Dark Sky Park! Read More

2024年9月24日 · Take time to explore beyond the dunes into grasslands, forest, alpine lakes and peaks. Download a free Great Sand Dunes Visitor Guide (accessible pdf, 6 mb) to plan your time and activities at Great Sand Dunes spring through fall. Planning for... (only in national preserve during legal seasons) Was this page helpful?

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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 edge of the San Luis Valley, and an adjacent national preserve in the Sangre de Cristo Range, in south-central Colorado. [5]

2009年11月5日 · Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park, which contains the highest sand dunes in North America, provides stunning views in the shadow of the majestic Sangre de Cristo...

Against the backdrop of rugged 14,000' peaks in the Sangre de Cristo mountains—the 30 square mile sand dune field, with no designated trails—invites you on an adventure. The natural and diverse system of the park ranges from great sand dunes to forests, from cottonwood groves to majestic mountain peaks and tundra.

Great Sand Dunes National Park is a complex geologic story going back millions of years. Intense volcanic activity built the San Juan mountain range to the west of the modern day dunes and tectonic activity raised the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the north and east.

2022年2月10日 · Rising up from a remote valley in south-central Colorado, the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America. And while the 30-square-mile dunefield is obviously the park’s main draw, the landscape within and surrounding the national park is incredibly diverse with a wide range of ecosystems ...

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve comprises 140,000 acres in the Colorado’s San Luis Valley, with 45 miles of trails leading through beautiful forests and up 13,000-foot mountain peaks. Both the park and preserve are home to the tallest dunes in North America, reaching heights as tall as 750 feet, which is taller than the Statue of ...

2024年3月5日 · The formation of the San Luis Valley, adjacent mountains, and the Great Sand Dunes; dune types; and the unique hydrology of Medano Creek.