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Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
One of 6 designated back-country campsites located along The Sand Ramp
Trail, Indian Grove is located 3.9 miles from Piñon Flats campground (2.9
miles from Point of No Return). Nearby is a grove of ponderosa pines where
trees were peeled by Ute and Jicarilla Apache people. The bark and cambium
layers were used for shelter and medicine.
Directions:
Great Sand Dunes National Monument is located 35 miles northeast of
Alamosa, Colorado, reached by US Highway 160 and Colorado Highway 150 from
the south. or from Colorado Highway 17 and County Six Mile Lane from the
west.
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