About Pinon Flats Campground
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is in the San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado at an elevation of 8,175 feet. The dunes lie on the eastern edge of the valley at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The dunefield is part of the nearly 150,000 total acres of the park and preserve that also protects alpine lakes, tundra, six peaks over 13,000 feet, ancient spruce and pine forests, large stands of aspen and cottonwood, grasslands, and wetlands. The park is part of a fragile, dynamic system that influences and sustains the tallest dunes in North America. President Herbert Hoover established the park unit as a national monument by presidential proclamation on March 17, 1932 through the Antiquities Act. The Works Progress Administration constructed the Superintendent’s Residence, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But otherwise, GRSA did not see a great…
- Fees: The entrance fee for Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is $25 for 1-7 days. This fee is not included in the camping fee.…
- Managed by: Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, NPS
- Where: 19 mi west of Gardner, CO · 37.74465, -105.50659
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Weather by month
Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: May–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Oct–Apr.
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Trails near camp
| Trail | Open to | From camp | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosca Pass Elec. Site | ATV road | 2.8 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Mosca Pass | ATV road | 2.9 mi | 0.7 mi |
Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.
Good to know
Verizon 4G · AT&T 5G
From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.The Milky Way casts shadows and the sky is crowded with stars.
Class 1 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.Dump station: 0.1 mi
Water fill-up: 0.1 mi
Camps nearby
- Dispersed spot · 16 mi W of Gardner 3.1 mi
- Little Medano Campsite 4 mi
- Oasis Campground 4.2 mi
- Huerfano SWA campsites 7.1 mi
- Dispersed spot · 15 mi W of Gardner 8.2 mi
- Zapata Falls Campground 9.2 mi