Great Sand Dunes National Park is located in San Luis Valley, a region in south-central Colorado in the United States. From Denver or Colorado Springs, the fastest route is south on I-25 to ...

Discover otherworldly dunes, desert canyons, lofty amusement parks, and a surprising number of waterfalls and hot springs in these lesser-traveled corners of Colorado.

Several presidents have their names attached to some of Colorado’s greatest natural ... March 17, 1932: Herbert Hoover proclaims Great Sand Dunes National Monument. We know it today as Great ...

Great Sand Dunes National Park, located in southern Colorado about 170 miles from Colorado Springs, is open year-round for hiking, sand sledding and – due to its status as a designated ...

Want to hit the slopes during the summer? Try Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. These 750-foot dunes—the tallest in the U.S.—are the perfect place for sandboarding and sand sledding.

Emily Pennington is a national-parks expert and self-proclaimed hot-springs addict who’s also a longtime contributor to ...