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

Stop 6 · Days 570–571

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO

The tallest sand dunes in North America, piled improbably against snow-capped peaks — climb them, sled them, and splash in the seasonal creek at their base.

Where to stay

You gotta eat this

  • San Luis Valley Mexican food

    Green chile in the high valley.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 570Day 570 — The DunesFull day · 4h planned
  2. 571Day 571 — West to Mesa VerdeDrive day · 3h 30m drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests