At Great Sand Dunes National Park, there are plenty of sounds: The sand whipping across the dune field; the laughs of visitors sledding and tumbling down the soft hills; and, just two hours later ...

9. See some stars: Away from big cities and any light pollution, stargazing is spectacular in Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, and since the park is open 24 hours a day, it’s easy to ...

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Specifically Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, home of the tallest dunes in North America. “We just had one of our scientists do some measurements, and Hidden Dune is the tallest dune ...

The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has reopened following a 306-acre fire Wednesday afternoon, park officials said. Skip to main content. You are the owner of this article. Edit ...

Think wide open dunes and the chance to sled down sand instead of snow 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Great Sand Dunes may be off the beaten path, but it’s an easy overnight trip from Santa Fe ...

It's early June and my husband, Ed, and I are sand sledding at Great Sand Dunes National Park in southern Colorado. The sand dunes here are, rather shockingly, the tallest in all of North America.

GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, CO - JULY 14: James Skelton(left) pushes his son, Tate, down the dune on a sled on July 14, 2016.

Strange Land Mother Nature whipped up a must-see geological oddity in the Centennial State’s most enigmatic valley. Anecdotal evidence suggests the most common refrain among first-time visitors to ...