The tallest dunes in North America are the centerpiece in a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. <br />
Explore anything from dune trails, where you can climb the "high dune," to forested trails under the aspens and evergreens, to alpine trails, and back down to trails that wind through grasslands, shrublands, and wetlands! Great Sand Dunes really does have it all!
From Denver, Colorado Springs, or Pueblo, the most common route is south on I-25 to Walsenburg, west on US 160, north on State Highway 150. For a more mountainous drive from Denver (same mileage as the I-25 route), you may also take US 285 south, then State Highway 17 south, then County Lane 6 east from Mosca. <br /><br />Source: National Park Service
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