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A248, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA, 2008, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

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Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a national park of the United States that conserves an area of large sand dunes on the eastern edge of the San Luis Valley, and an adjacent national preserve in the Sangre de Cristo Range, in south-central Colorado. The park was originally designated Great Sand Dunes National Monument on March 17, 1932, by President Herbert Hoover. The original boundaries protected an area of 35,528 acres. A boundary change and redesignation as a national park and preserve was authorized on November 22, 2000, and then established on September 24, 2004. The park encompasses 107,342 acres while the preserve protects an additional 41,686 acres for a total of 149,028 acres. The recreational visitor total was 527,546 in 2019.

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Type
National park
State
Colorado
Managed by
National Park Service

Photos

  • A248, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA, 2008, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

    Brian W. Schaller · FAL

  • A606, Star Dune, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, United States, 2008, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

    Brian W. Schaller · FAL

  • AerialGreatSandDunes, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

    Plsullivan3 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Elk at Big Spring Creek, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters · Public domain

  • Girls Hiking in Aspens, Mosca Pass, Great Sand Dunes National Preserve (12660113605), Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

    Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve · CC BY 2.0

  • Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, United States (Unsplash), Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

    Lionello DelPiccolo liodp · CC0

  • Great Sand Dunes National Park page banner, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

    Footwarrior · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Great Sand Dunes Tiger Beetle, 2015 (18684781963), Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

    Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve · CC BY 2.0

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