The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
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Day570

Day 570 — The Dunes — Great Sand Dunes National Park

Full day4h planned
1FORT COLLINS2ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK3BOULDER4DENVER5COLORADO SPRINGS6GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK7MESA VERDE & DURANGO8TELLURIDE9BLACK CANYON OF THE GUNNISON10GLENWOOD SPRINGS11ASPEN, VAIL & BRECKENRIDGE
555Old Town & Ales556Into the Rockies557Trail Ridge Road558Bear Lake559Free Day560South to Boulder561Flatirons & Pearl Street562South to Denver563Downtown & the Capitol564Museums & Red Rocks565Free Day566South to the Springs567Garden of the Gods & Pikes Peak568The Academy & the Caves569South to the dunes570The Dunes571West to Mesa Verde572Cliff Palace573The Silverton Train574North to Telluride575Box Canyon576North to the Black Canyon577The Rim578North to Glenwood579Hot Springs & Caves580East to the ski towns581Aspen & the Maroon Bells582Vail583Breckenridge584Out to the plains

Climb the sand.

  1. 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM· 4h

    Great Sand DunesNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    Hike (and sandboard down) 750-ft dunes beneath the Sangre de Cristos, with Medano Creek at the base in late spring.

    Bring: sandboard/sled · water · sun protection

    11999 CO-150, Mosca, CO