Review:

Medano Creek is a unique seasonal location within Great Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, which spans more than 107,000 acres throughout the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range in southern central Colorado and preserves North America's tallest collection of sand dunes. The creek, which is named for the Spanish word for sand dune, receives surge flows from the snow melt of nearby peaks, which cascades onto the nearby dune ridges and produces high wave conditions throughout the spring and early summer months.

At peak flow times, especially in May and June, the creek becomes a veritable paradise for beach activities such as inner tubing and wakeboarding, earning it the nickname "Colorado's Natural Beach." Hiking, sandboarding, sandsledding, and four-wheel driving are popular activities at the site during the off season, when creek conditions steady out to only a few inches deep.

Address: Medano Creek, 11999 State Highway 150, Mosca, CO 81146, Phone: 719-378-6395

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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