Camping at Great Sand Dunes
National Park in Colorado

If you avoid camping here on most weekends and holidays, Great Sand Dunes National Park is a fascinating place. Piñon Flats Campground , located within the park, has 88 spaces but they seem a little close together. It’s usually fully booked.

However, a great place to pitch a tent or park an RV is the privately owned Oasis Campground just outside the park. Hookups are available there. The great part about the Oasis is that you can see the Dunes from most of the spaces.

I took the picture below standing right by our truck looking through the trees.

Hiking the Dunes is great fun! Plan on 1-1/2 to 2 hours to hike to the top. It takes only about 30 minutes to come down however, because it’s hard to keep from running or sliding all the way down.

Things you should take when you hike the Dunes are a backpack containing drinking water, sun screen (there are NO trees up there), water shoes for wading through the creek before heading up the Dunes (if you have tender feet). It really is best to go barefoot or wear water shoes through the creek because you can put on your dry, hiking boots on the other side. Have a towel ready to wipe of your feet as there is nothing worse than wet shoes or feet in dry shoes with sand all over them - sand can actually leave small cuts in your feet. Ouch!

The best time to hike the Dunes? In the middle of the night when there is a full moon! Absolutely breathtaking!

If you need more information about this wonderful place, check out Plan Your Visit . There are lots of interesting events going on all spring, summer and fall in the Great Sand Dunes National Park.

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