Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Lodging & Dining
Lodging
Accomodations and Campgrounds near Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Please contact each establishment for information on current rates, services, and availability. This list begins with those closest to the main park entrance.
In the park or near the main park entrance
Pinyon Flats Campground (National Park Service) (719) 378-6399; first come, first served; fills Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays during warmer months.
Great Sand Dunes Lodge (modern motel lodging located just outside the park entrance on highway 150) (719) 378-2900. Open generally April-October.
Zapata Ranch - rustic but elegant historic ranch rooms a few miles south of the main park entrance. Follow the link above, or call (719)378-2356 ext. 110.
Oasis Campground and Motel (719) 378-2222. Accomodates RVs. Showers, restaurant, store. Open generally April-October.
San Luis Lakes State Park (campground only, 15 miles west on County Lane 6): (719) 378-2020; 1-800-678-2267 for camping reservations.
In Mosca, Colorado (20 miles west of main park entrance)
Sand Dunes Motel: (719) 378-2855
In Hooper, Colorado (27 miles west of main park entrance)
Sand Dunes Swimming Pool and Campground (719)378-2807
In Blanca and Fort Garland, Colorado (25 and 28 miles southeast of park entrance, respectively):
Blanca RV Park: (719) 379-3201
Fort Garland Motor Inn: (719) 379-2993
The Lodge Motel: (719) 379-3434
Ute Creek RV Park: (719) 379-3238
In Alamosa, Colorado (38 miles southwest)
Best Western Alamosa Inn: (719) 589-2567
Comfort Inn of Alamosa: (719) 587-9000
Cottonwood Inn B&B: (719) 589-3882
Days Inn: (719) 589-9037
Holiday Inn: (719) 589-5833
KOA Campground: (719)589-9757
Lamplighter Motel: (719) 589-6636
Navajo Trail Campground: (719) 589-9460
Rio Grande Motel: (719) 589-9095
Skyvue Motel: (719) 589-4945
Super 8 Motel: (719) 589-6447
In San Luis, Colorado (45 miles southeast)
Casa de Salazar Inn: (719) 672-3608
El Convento B&B: (719) 672-4223
In Monte Vista, Colorado (51 miles southwest)
Best Western Movie Manor: (719) 852-5921
Comfort Inn of Monte Vista: (719) 852-0612
El Campo Motel: (719) 852-5952
Monte Villa Inn: (719) 852-5166
Rio Grande National Forest HQ (for camping info): (719) 852-5941
Windmill B&B: (719) 852-0438
In Westcliffe or Silvercliffe, Colorado (for eastern access to Great Sand Dunes National Preserve)
Alpine Lodge : (719) 783-2660 Toll Free: 888-783-5557
Antler Liquor and Motel: (719) 783-9305
Courtyard Inn: (719) 783-9616
Coyote Moon Lodge, LLC (group lodging): (719) 783-4330
Main Street Inn B&B: (719) 783-4000 toll free: 877-783-4006
Westcliffe Inn: (719) 783-9275 toll free: 800-284-0850
Yoders High Country Inn and Restaurant: (719) 783-2656
In La Veta, Colorado (off Highway 160 on the east side of La Veta Pass)
1899 Bed & Breakfast Inn: (719) 742-3576
Bearadise Cabins: (719) 742-6221
Cherry Street Inn: (719) 742-5149
Circle the Wagons Motel: (719) 742-3233
Hunter House Bed & Breakfast: (719) 742-5577
Inn at the Spanish Peaks B&B: (719) 742-5313
La Veta Inn: 888-806-4875
Log Haven Lodge: 866-742-5757
River's Edge Bed & Breakfast: (719) 742-5169
Area contacts and Chambers of Commerce:
Mosca, Colorado Website (closest town to main park entrance)
Alamosa County Visitor Information Center: 1-800-BLU-SKYS
Alamosa Chamber of Commerce: (719) 589-3681
Saguache County Visitor Information Website
Antonito Chamber of Commerce : (719) 376-5443
Creede-Mineral County Chamber of Commerce: (719) 658-2374
Del Norte Chamber of Commerce: (719) 657-2845
Huerfano County Chamber of Commerce (Walsenburg and surroundings)
La Veta/Cuchara Chambers of Commerce
Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce: (719) 852-2731
South Fork Chamber of Commerce: (719) 873-5512
Westcliffe Chamber of Commerce: (719) 783-9163 toll free: 877-793-3170
Great Sand Dunes In Depth
News from the Parks
Light Pollution Harms Not Just Stargazers
December 2, 2008 - 1:03pm
For students of astronomy, Sunday and Monday night is the equivalent of a World Cup Final, a new Mac operating system, and a Zeppelin reunion show all rolled into one. That’s because, as Horizons guest blogger Pete Spotts noted in his post Sunday, Jupiter, Venus, and the moon will gather to direct a lopsided frown at North America, an arrangement that won’t happen again for another 44 years.
December 2, 2008 - 1:03pm
For students of astronomy, Sunday and Monday night is the equivalent of a World Cup Final, a new Mac operating system, and a Zeppelin reunion show all rolled into one. That’s because, as Horizons guest blogger Pete Spotts noted in his post Sunday, Jupiter, Venus, and the moon will gather to direct a lopsided frown at North America, an arrangement that won’t happen again for another 44 years.
Tourists Bite on ‘Twilight’ Vampire Tours of Forks, Washington
December 2, 2008 - 12:59pm
Fans of the hit movie “Twilight,” inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series, are swarming tiny Forks on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, where the novels are set, and checking out “Twilight”-themed tours, hotel packages and even food.
December 2, 2008 - 12:59pm
Fans of the hit movie “Twilight,” inspired by Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series, are swarming tiny Forks on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, where the novels are set, and checking out “Twilight”-themed tours, hotel packages and even food.
Crowds Observe World AIDS Day In GG Park
December 2, 2008 - 12:56pm
People from across the country gathered in Golden Gate Park's National AIDS Memorial Grove Monday to observe the 20th annual World AIDS Day.
December 2, 2008 - 12:56pm
People from across the country gathered in Golden Gate Park's National AIDS Memorial Grove Monday to observe the 20th annual World AIDS Day.
Grounded in God, Green and Glaciers
December 2, 2008 - 12:37pm
Remember when Arizona Sen. John McCain criticized spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund the DNA of grizzly bears in Montana during one of the presidential debates? “That’s us,” said David Restivo, a Roberts Wesleyan College alumnus and visual information specialist at Glacier National Park in Montana.
December 2, 2008 - 12:37pm
Remember when Arizona Sen. John McCain criticized spending millions of taxpayer dollars to fund the DNA of grizzly bears in Montana during one of the presidential debates? “That’s us,” said David Restivo, a Roberts Wesleyan College alumnus and visual information specialist at Glacier National Park in Montana.
Smokies' Formation Began 500 Million to 600 Million Years Ago
December 2, 2008 - 12:35pm
As the Great Smoky Mountains National Park prepares to celebrate its 75th year, students of history and geology are pondering questions that go back much farther than the park's creation in the 1930s. The most fascinating queries to them concern the actual formation of the mountains, their age and topography.
December 2, 2008 - 12:35pm
As the Great Smoky Mountains National Park prepares to celebrate its 75th year, students of history and geology are pondering questions that go back much farther than the park's creation in the 1930s. The most fascinating queries to them concern the actual formation of the mountains, their age and topography.
