Colorado’s only natural beach is drying up for the season. Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park runs through the sand during spring runoff, but now the creek bed is mostly dry at the ...

Plan your perfect Great Sand Dunes National Park one day itinerary with must-know sled rental tips, weather advice, and local ...

Medano Creek at the Great Sand Dunes National Park Service The creek emerges from the forest before making its way to the dunefield. Peak flow in an average year is 40 cubic feet per second which ...

A Colorado beach was named one of the best in the nation because even though the state is landlocked, you don’t need the ocean to have a beach. First, let’s look at what defines a beach .

Forget the cliched Rocky Mountain gatherings and Mesa Verde mysteries. Colorado has another unique gem waiting to be explored ...

Clockwise from top left: Anhalyszea Endriss, 11, right, and Jacob White, 13, of Colorado Springs play in the waters of Medano Creek on June 6, 2019; Dunes are pictured at Great Sand Dunes National ...

This isn’t the Sahara or Gobi Desert.. This is Colorado. Specifically Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, home of the tallest dunes in North America. “We just had one of our ...

My first visit to Great Sand Dunes was with my family when I must have been around eight years old. My only memory is of shock at the “beach” surrounded by mountains.

Snow transforms Great Sand Dunes National Park into ethereal wonderland of light and color in stunning photo. See ‘ethereal world’ created by snow in Colorado national park | Myrtle Beach Sun News ...

North America’s tallest sand dunes are in southern Colorado, bordered by the Sangre de Cristo mountains. If you don’t already have an annual National Park pass, a $25 basic entrance pass is ...