Great Sand Dunes sighting maps
16 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
21 sightingsPronghornAntilocapra americanaMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
12 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
153 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6 AM & 6 PMSighting map
38 sightingsRavenCorvus coraxMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 4–6 PMSighting map
15 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 9 AM–4 PMSighting map
15 sightingsGopher SnakePituophis cateniferMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
10 sightingsWoodhouse's ToadAnaxyrus woodhousiiMost seen 7–10 PMSighting map
56 sightingsFence LizardSceloporus tristichusMost seen 9 AM–12 PM & 4 PMSighting map
42 sightingsMountain BluebirdSialia currucoidesMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map
26 sightingsMagpiePica hudsoniaMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
29 sightingsClark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbianaMost seen 7–10 AM & 5 PMSighting map
20 sightingsPinyon JayGymnorhinus cyanocephalusMost seen 8–11 AM & 5 PMSighting map
47 sightingsScrub-JayAphelocoma woodhouseiiMost seen 7–10 AM & 6 PMSighting map
28 sightingsTanagerPiranga ludovicianaMost seen 6–10 AMSighting map
32 sightingsChipmunkNeotamias minimusMost seen 8–10 AM & 5–7 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Great Sand Dunes. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.


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.
Recorded for this place
Dunes Parking and Medano Creek“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
