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There are no hotels, motels, or lodges in the park. The nearest lodge is right outside the park entrance, and there are many hotels in Alamosa and a handful of them in other surrounding towns including Salida, Walsenburg, and Monte Vista.
Located right at the entrance of the park, behind the Oasis, this simple lodge offers clean, comfortable rooms with patios that feature great views of the dunes and mountains. Two rooms also have a refrigerator, microwave, and private grill. A stationary RV with a private deck is available for overnight stays behind the lodge. There's a minimum two-night stay on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. All rooms are nonsmoking.
Part of a 103,000-acre working cattle and bison ranch owned by the Nature Conservancy, the Zapata Ranch is focused mainly on all-inclusive, weeklong stays, during which guests learn about bison, land conservation, and renewable ranching practices, and participate in ranch activities (including branding cattle and mending fences). The ranch also offers overnight rooms booked within a month of the stay depending on availability. Rates include all meals and use of the ranch's hiking trails and seasonal programs like the crane migration photo workshop in March.
