The High Dune

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

Distance: 1.0 mile
Difficulty: Moderate/Strenuous

At 650 feet high (from base to top), The High Dune is the most accessible of the big dunes. The top offers views of the entire dunefield, the surrounding mountains, and the San Luis Valley. The High Dune trailhead is located at the Dunes Parking Lot.

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.

Please Note: Great Sand Dunes National Monument is located in both Alamosa County and Saguache County, therefore The High Dune is being listed in both Counties.