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# Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Alamosa · Custer · Huerfano · Saguache · National Park Service

BEFORE YOUR VISIT

Visitor informationFacilities

### Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve: Sand Board and Sand Sled Rentals Not Available In Park.

Park-specific information

- [Sand Board and Sand Sled Rentals Not Available In Park.](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/great-sand-dunes-national-park-and-preserve)

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.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/grsa/park-alerts-grsa.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

Visitor informationFire & land management

### Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve: Great Sand Dunes Currently at Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Park-specific information

- [Great Sand Dunes Currently at Stage 1 Fire Restrictions](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/great-sand-dunes-national-park-and-preserve)

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.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/grsa/park-alerts-grsa.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

Visitor informationFacilities

### Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve: Piñon Flats Campground, sites can be reserved 3 months in advance for 2026

Park-specific information

- [Piñon Flats Campground, sites can be reserved 3 months in advance for 2026](https://colorado-parks.com/parks/great-sand-dunes-national-park-and-preserve)

Due to the need for improvements in Piñon Flats Campground, sites can be reserved 3 months in advance beginning in 2026.

[Read the official notice: National Park Service Colorado destinations ↗](https://www.nps.gov/grsa/park-alerts-grsa.json)Source checked Oct 21, 2026

PLAN YOUR VISIT

## The practical details.

**Managing agency**: National Park Service

[Official park information](https://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm)

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.

## Weather & forecast

National Weather Service · [Official forecast ↗](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=37.8095755735632&lon=-105.5783374890215)

## About Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

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.

## Find your way.

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 ↗](https://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm)

## Read before you roam.

[THE FIELD GUIDE

### Check fire rules for the park you are visiting

Separate fire-use restrictions from forest-work closures and avoid carrying one county’s rules into another park.

Read the guide](https://colorado-parks.com/guides/fire-rules-and-forest-work)[THE FIELD GUIDE

### Winter camping: check the water, not just the campsite

Plan around winter water shutoffs, reduced campground loops and separate yurt arrangements in Colorado parks.

Read the guide](https://colorado-parks.com/guides/winter-camping-water-and-facilities)

## Sources & verification

Park facts and notices are checked separately. Missing facility information does not mean a facility is absent. Official visitor page checked Oct 21, 2026.

- [National Park Service Colorado destinations](https://www.nps.gov/state/co/list.htm) · Oct 21, 2026

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