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Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Difficulty: Easy
With it's trailhead located at the Dunes Parking Lot, the Medano Creek
trail allows you to explore the Medano Creek which follows along the base of
the dunes. During dry years, the creek disappears. In years of adequate snow
and rainfall, the creek flows in April, May, and June, usually peaking in
late May.
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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 Medano Creek Trail is being listed in both
Counties.
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