Park Essentials

Accessibility

The park has two wheelchairs with balloon tires (for the sand) that can be borrowed; someone must push them. You can reserve one by calling the visitor center. There is one accessible campsite.

Admission Fees and Permits

Entrance fees are $3 per adult above age 16 and are valid for one week from date of purchase. Children are admitted free at all times. Pick up camping permits ($14 per night per site at Pinyon Flats Campground) and backpacking permits (free) at the visitor center.

Admission Hours

The park is open 24/7. It is in the mountain time zone.

ATMs/Banks

The park has no ATM. The nearest bank is 35 mi away in Alamosa.

Cell-Phone Reception

Cell-phone reception in the park is sporadic. Public telephones are at the visitor center, dunes parking lot, and at the Pinyon Flats campground—you need a calling card (these aren't coin-operated phones).

Shops and Grocers

Contacts

Great Sand Dunes Oasis (5400 Hwy. 150 N, about 3 mi from park entrance, Great Sand Dunes National Park, CO. 719/378-2222. www.greatdunes.com.)

Park Contact Information

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (11999 Hwy. 150, Mosca, CO, 81146. 719/378-6399. www.nps.gov/grsa.)