All Great Sand Dunes trails
17 trails
1Dunes Overlook TrailA short foothill climb opens onto dunes and mountain views.
2Medano Lake TrailCreekside forest climbs to an alpine lake beneath Mount Herard.
3Upper Sand Creek Lake TrailHigh alpine lake after a steep pass and loose basin descent.
4Lower Sand Creek Lake TrailThe steep pass opens onto a high alpine lake basin.
5Upper and Lower Sand Creek Lakes HikeTwo lakes beyond Music Pass, with hard miles in between.
6Music Pass TrailA steep climb to a sweeping Sand Creek basin view.
7Zapata Falls TrailA mile round trip ends at falls tucked inside a rock cleft.
8Montville Nature TrailA shady creek loop with dunes views and a trace of Montville.
9Mosca Pass TrailA shady creek climb with dune views through the trees.
10Wellington Ditch TrailA quiet foothill walk with dune views and a 1927 irrigation ditch.
11Sand Sheet Loop TrailA quick grassland loop with signs, dunes, and mountain views
12Sand Pit TrailA short trail to Medano Creek with Mt. Herard on the skyline.
13Sand Ramp TrailAn 11-mile one-way crossing through sandy foothills to Sand Creek.
14Liberty Stage RoadA long old-road walk to lower Sand Creek and Crestone views.
15Sand Creek TrailA full-day creek climb to alpine lakes; high water can stop you.
16Medano Lake via Medano Pass Primitive RoadA long road-and-trail climb reaches Medano Lake beneath Mount Herard.
17Deadman Creek TrailA faint creek route for confident backcountry navigators.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Sand Dunes Tour Guide
Great Sand Dunes, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Great Sand Dunes National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Dunes Parking and Medano Creek0:00 / 0:35
“You're coming up on Dunes Parking, the main access to Medano Creek and the dunefield. You don't have to climb a summit to enjoy this stop.”
Plays as you drive up to High Dune on First Ridge in the Parkwolf Great Sand Dunes Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Piñon Flats and Dunes Overlook
- Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center
- Montville Nature Trail
- Sand Pit Picnic Area
- 31 audio storiesacross Great Sand Dunes’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Elk, Pronghorn, Wild Turkey, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 17 trails, 29 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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