Tag: Great Sand Dunes
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Mark your calendar for free days at Colorado’s national parks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s the busy season for Colorado’s national parks and monuments — summer, when more than ever drivers pay entrance fees up to $35. That won’t be required on select dates in the weeks and months ahead. June 19 is the National Park Service’s next “fee-free day.”…
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Muffin the Moose: Meet the moose who loves doughnuts, traveling and Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Muffin the Moose has been sighted all across Colorado. Mount Evans. Sapphire Point. Red Rocks Park. Garden of the Gods. The Great Sand Dunes. Denver Botanic Gardens. But he’s not your ordinary moose — he’s several feet shorter and at least 1,000 pounds lighter. He…
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Free day coming up at national parks in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A visit to one of America’s highest-regarded natural treasures is one way to celebrate Earth Day. Even better: You can do it while saving money. Earth Day is April 22, which happens to coincide with the start of National Park Week. It’s one of the…
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Free day at national parks coming up
A rare opportunity will grant you the benefits of national parks without having to pay. Saturday is National Public Lands Day, and the National Park Service is celebrating by waiving entrance fees to the country’s natural gems. That includes four national parks in Colorado: Rocky Mountain National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve,…
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‘Average’ but ‘always extraordinary’ creek flows expected at Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A seasonal phenomenon like no other across Colorado’s natural sanctuaries is starting to show. But it might be a few more weeks before the ultimate “surge flow” at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, rangers say. That’s the term for Medano Creek’s rhythmic waves,…
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Great Sand Dunes park to reopen more access to visitor center Thursday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in southern Colorado will reopen the visitor center, the park’s store, bathrooms, and indoor exhibits Thursday, officials said Monday. The amenities have been closed in order to follow public health guidelines amid COVID-19 concerns. Park officials are implementing…