Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
The Great Sand Dunes National Park is located in Alamosa, CO and is worth the trip! Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is an American national park that conserves an area of large sand dunes. The Great Sand Dunes were formed over thousands of years as sand deposited by mountain streams and playa lakes on the San Luis Valley floor were carried in the form of small dunes by predominant southwest winds toward a low curve in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The park was originally designated Great…