Thanks to images in publications such as this and all across the internet, we know what to expect when we arrive at Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve. But imagine the early, unsuspecting ...

Rising from the floor of southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park is famed for North America’s tallest dunes—some soaring over 750 feet high. But this wild park is far more ...

Stars begin to appear as the sun sets behind the sand dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park in Mosca. Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has become a destination for the scene in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joecho-16/Getty Images Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. Located in southern Colorado’s San ...

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Planning one perfect day at Great Sand Dunes National Park? You’re in the right place. This lesser-known park in southern Colorado is a true hidden gem, and it offers a totally different experience ...

Lots of rain earlier this year led to a showy display of prairie sunflowers at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Some years, prairie sunflowers (Helianthus petiolaris) deliver a ...

Colorado’s only natural beach is drying up for the season. Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park runs through the sand during spring runoff, but now the creek bed is mostly dry at the Dunes ...

Located in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve is home to North America’s tallest sand dunes. These dunes, which rise abruptly from the shadow of Colorado’s ...

Parks like Yellowstone, the Great Smoky Mountains, and Yosemite draw huge crowds every year. At peak times, traffic can feel ...

The best Colorado campground you never saw might be a remote spot on BLM land at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo range near Great Sand Dunes National Park, 35 miles north of the New Mexico border. At ...