Alamosa · Custer · Huerfano · Saguache · National Park Service
Park-specific information
Sand boarding and sand sled rentals are located in local communities surrounding the park. Visitors are encouraged to arrange rentals BEFORE coming to the park.
Park-specific information
As of August 18th, Great Sand Dunes is under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. All wood and charcoal fires must be in established fire rings in designated campsites or picnic sites. No other open fires are allowed. Fires MUST BE put out COLD before leaving your site and must not be left unattended. camp stoves and other pressurized gas devices allowed.
Park-specific information
Due to the need for improvements in Piñon Flats Campground, sites can be reserved 3 months in advance beginning in 2026.
We have not yet verified hours, entry fees, accessibility details. Confirm these with the managing agency before traveling.
Check notice timestamps and official updates. Conditions can change between source checks.
Large dunes meet grasslands, wetlands, forest and high mountains in the San Luis Valley. The national park and adjoining preserve have different terrain and access considerations.
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Map points represent park land, not verified visitor entrances. Follow the managing agency’s entrance directions. Tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
This point represents park land, and may not be a public entrance. Follow official entrance directions.
Official visitor information & directions ↗Separate fire-use restrictions from forest-work closures and avoid carrying one county’s rules into another park.
Read the guide THE FIELD GUIDEPlan around winter water shutoffs, reduced campground loops and separate yurt arrangements in Colorado parks.
Read the guidePark facts and notices are checked separately. Missing facility information does not mean a facility is absent. Official visitor page checked Oct 21, 2026.
