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Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center
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View exhibits and artwork, browse in the bookstore, and watch a 20-minute film with an overview of the dunes. Rangers are on hand to answer questions. Facilities include restrooms and a vending machine stocked with soft drinks and snacks spring, summer, and fall, but no other food. (The Great Sand Dunes Oasis, just outside the park boundary, has a café that is open generally late April through early October.)
- Address: Near the park entrance, Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO
- Phone: 719/378-6399
- Hours: Late May--early Sept., daily 8:30--6:30; early Sept.--late May, 9--4:30 (sometimes until 5 in late spring and early fall---call ahead)
- Location: Great Sand Dunes National Park
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