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Review:
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is an unexpected gift from nature in southern Colorado. The park contains the country’s tallest sand dunes, representing a surprising focal point for the surrounding area, which consists of tundra, forest, and grasslands. The dunes here are relatively new, having begun forming only 440,000 years ago. Activities here offer something different from the usual hiking and camping opportunities available in other national parks and forests. Guests to Great Sand Dunes can ride a sand sled down the 750-foot dune peaks, splash in the creek at their base, and even enjoy a clear night sky full of stars in this vast, treeless expanse.
11999 State Highway 150, Mosca, CO 81146, Phone: 719-378-6395
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