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National park in Colorado, United States
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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a national park in the state of Colorado. In addition to the eponymous dunes, the park has attractive high country in the Sangre de Cristo Range of the Rocky Mountains.
Just outside the park entrance. Open seasonally.
91 sites, 3 group sites. 47 sites can be reserved in advance, 44 sites are first-come, first-served. Loop 1: 44 first-come, first-served sites. Loop 2: 44 reservable sites (reservations for summer only). Reserve through recreation.gov up to 6 months in advance, but at least 4 days in advance. Loop 3: 3 Group Sites (A, B, and C).
By air
Great Sand Dunes is a long way from a major airport (Denver is about 150 miles away as the crow flies, considerably further as the car drives), but nearby Alamosa's airport has regular commuter…
If you are going to be in the Crestone/BACA and Moffat area Windhorse Transportation is a great service that will give you great tours and is also a taxi service.
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