National Park · Mosca, CO
🏜️ Great Sand Dunes National Park
Great Sand Dunes — dune field edge and Medano Creek when flowing.
- Timehalf day
- SettingSand is exhausting; sun extreme; shoes heat up.
- TicketsEntrance pass.
- Get thereMosca / Alamosa area.
Local shortlist · confirm on arrival · 2026-08
No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).
Park map
Visitor map
Map: National Park Service (public domain) · tap to enlarge
Open on official site ↗
Map: National Park Service (public domain)
· Open on official site ↗
Short on time? Start here
Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.
More if you have energy
More stops if you have the energy.
- 🥾 Dunes access sign — Read distance and rules before you go.
- 🎖️ Great Sand Dunes Junior Ranger desk — Ask at the visitor center — hours and ages vary.
- 🏞️ Medano Creek (seasonal) — Splash zone when the creek runs.
- 🪵 Easy sand-edge path — Stay on the path — fragile ground or wet edge.
What the sheet may include
Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.
Example finds
- Find: Great Sand Dunes visitor center
- Visit: Dune field first view
- Read a sign at Great Sand Dunes
- Stand still 10 seconds — what do you hear?
- Find something tiny next to something huge
- Point to a safe edge (rail, boardwalk, stay-back)
- Spot water, rock, or a living thing
- Pick your favorite Great Sand Dunes stop — draw it later
Official site: Great Sand Dunes National Park website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.