{"id":3007,"date":"2019-10-28T11:16:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T11:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familytravelfever.com\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2021-07-26T02:26:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T02:26:03","slug":"great-sand-dunes-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familytravelfever.com\/great-sand-dunes-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the Great Sand Dunes National Park (Sand Sledding, Hiking, Camping)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
NOTE*** The content on this page may contain affiliate links, we may make a commission. And, as an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0More information: disclosure page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n At the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado you can hike, camp and sand sled and more on the tallest dunes in North America. Take in the spectacular view of the white peaked Sangre de Cristo mountains as the backdrop to the vast fields of sand and Medano Creek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I chose the Great Sand Dunes National Park for my Mother\u2019s Day adventure. Since we only had a I went as a kid and wanted my children to experience this amazing place too. Read on to see things that are the same and different in the last 20 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The first section of this post is information that you want to know to plan your visit. Then I get to the best things to do at the Sand Dunes National Park. Here is an overview if you want to just skip to the end to figure out what there is to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Great Sand Dunes National Park San Luis Valley was formed when the a major uplift created the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range and volcanic activity created the San Juan Mountains to the west of the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With dunes that cover an area of about 30 square miles and are up to 750 feet tall these are the largest and tallest sand dune in North America – not at the ocean but right in the middle of Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Actually reason the dunes are here is because it was once a huge ancient lake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Over millions of years sand was deposited in the San Luis Valley in the unique formation surrounded by mountains. The winds blew to the southwest causing the sand to pile up against the Sangre de Cristo Range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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About<\/strong> Great Sand Dunes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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