Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve was originally designated a national monument in 1932, then a wilderness area in 1976, and attained national park status in 2004. The national park designation included a new national preserve in the adjacent Sangre de Cristo Range.

Maps and wide views[edit]

  • Park map

    Park map

  • Backcountry map

    Backcountry map

  • Regional map

    Regional map

  • Aerial view

    Aerial view

  • Satellite view

    Satellite view

Dunes[edit]

  • Late day shadows

    Late day shadows

  • Summit of Star Dune, the park's tallest dune

    Summit of Star Dune, the park's tallest dune

  • Star Dune at left and yellow aspens in the mountains

    Star Dune at left and yellow aspens in the mountains

  • From top of Star Dune

    From top of Star Dune

  • Dunes and mountains

    Dunes and mountains

  • Climber ascends High Dune, one of the park's tallest

    Climber ascends High Dune, one of the park's tallest

  • Windblown sand

    Windblown sand

  • Sandboarding

    Sandboarding

  • Dune patterns

    Dune patterns

  • Dunes from valley

    Dunes from valley

  • Milky Way over dunes. Great Sand Dunes was designated an International Dark Sky Park in 2019.

    Milky Way over dunes. Great Sand Dunes was designated an International Dark Sky Park in 2019.

Fauna[edit]

Flora[edit]

Medano Creek[edit]

  • Medano Creek

    Medano Creek

  • Children riding the creek's surge flow

    Children riding the creek's surge flow

  • Full moon over dunes and the creek

    Full moon over dunes and the creek

  • Woman in a sand wheelchair by the creek

    Woman in a sand wheelchair by the creek

Sangre de Cristo Range[edit]

  • Lower Sand Creek Lake

    Lower Sand Creek Lake

  • Upper Sand Creek Lake and Basin

    Upper Sand Creek Lake and Basin

  • Aspens above the dunes

    Aspens above the dunes

  • Snow-covered dunes and Mount Herard

    Snow-covered dunes and Mount Herard

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