Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve is a National Park Service unit in Saguache County, Colorado. Entrance is $25 per vehicle. It is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve on the managing agency's own page.
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve map
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
One agency fire restriction order is recorded for this unit as of Oct. 5, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- Great Sand Dunes Currently at Stage 1 Fire Restrictions As of August 18th, Great Sand Dunes is under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. All wood and charcoal fires must be in established fire rings in designated campsites or picnic sites. No other open fires are allowed. Fires MUST BE put out COLD before leaving your site and must not be left unattended. camp stoves and other pressurized gas devices allowed.
County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.
Common questions
- Entrance costs $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve costs $45. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.
- Yes. Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Fees, passes, and hours
Entrance costs $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, and $15 per person on foot or bicycle. An annual pass for Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve costs $45. Interagency (America the Beautiful) passes are accepted.
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve is open 24 hours a day, year-round.
Sources: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30; nps.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Entrances and visitor centers
- Great Sand Dunes Visitor CenterVisitor center, year-round: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Visitor center, year-round: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Visitor center, year-round: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.7193786395
- Entrance StationVisitor center, year-round: 12 a.m. to 12 a.m.Visitor center, year-round: 12 a.m. to 12 a.m.Visitor center, year-round: 12 a.m. to 12 a.m.719-378-6303
- Piñon Flats CampgroundVisitor center, year-round: 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.Visitor center, year-round: 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.Visitor center, year-round: 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.719-378-6395
Source: nps.gov, checked 2026-09-28.
Camping in Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Campground inside the park's Colorado boundary: Pinon Flats Campground , each with its sites, fees, season and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
Getting there
- Nearest town: Crestone, 12.1 miles
Source: www2.census.gov, checked 2026-09-30.
Public lands next to Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Wilderness areaGreat Sand Dunes Wilderness lies inside Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve.
- National wildlife refugeGreat Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve borders Baca National Wildlife Refuge.
- National forestGreat Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve borders Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
- National forestGreat Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve borders Rio Grande National Forest.
- Wilderness areaGreat Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve borders Sangre de Cristo Wilderness.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- www2.census.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-30)
- nps.gov (accessed 2026-09-28)
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