The best Colorado ... range near Great Sand Dunes National Park, 35 miles north of the New Mexico border. At least that’s how one might envision the Sacred White Shell Mountain campground ...

Ramble opened its first campground in southwest Colorado near the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Each site comes outfitted with a fire pit and chairs, so campers don't need to bring their own.

Banner image: Miles Moore and Jimmy Howe toss black sand onto a test plot on Niwot ... it’s clear that Colorado’s summers are lasting longer. They’re also starting earlier, with mountain snow melting ...