Dunes Parking Lot to Campground Trail

Backpacking Campsites in the Dunes or Forest

Campground · Colorado

Little Sand Creek Lakes Trail

• Ends at Little Sand Creek Lakes
• Inside Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
• 2,473 ft of climbing

4.8 mi out & back · 2,473 ft gain · Very hard

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve · Camp 6 mi away

Lower Sand Creek Trail

• Ends at Lower Sand Creek Lake
• Inside Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
• Tops out at 11,459 ft

1.7 mi out & back · 398 ft gain · Easy

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve · Camp 3 mi away

Sand Ramp Trail

• Passes a viewpoint
• Inside Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
• 3,619 ft of climbing

22.8 mi out & back · 3,619 ft gain · Very hard

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve · Camp under a mile away

Medano Lake Trail

• Near Medano Pass
• Inside Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
• 1,973 ft of climbing

7.0 mi out & back · 1,973 ft gain · Hard

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve · Camp 5 mi away