Check out our new 2-minute video: Visiting Great Sand Dunes in Winter! Narrator: NPS/Danielle Bonnici Videography: NPS/Patrick Myers | Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Tomorrow is "World Listening Day"! Have you ever listened to the Great Sand Dunes? Listen now in this 10 second clip! The sand makes a deep "singing" sound as the sand grains avalanche down the face of a dune. Scientists believe that the sound is generated by the millions of sand grains rubbing together as air moves through them - similar to our vocal chords. In the 1940s, one of Bing Crosby's hit songs was "The Singing Sands of Alamosa", referring to this unique phenomenon. | Great Sand Dunes N

Who said you had to wait until winter for sledding? Colorado’s very own Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has all the best summer activities in one place — just be sure to pack some sunblock! 🧴 | Visit Colorado

Visiting📍Great Sand Dunes National Park 📌Save send to who you’re going with! The Great Sand Dunes are the only National Park you can bring your pets to, in designated areas* Located in📍Alamosa, CO To know 🏔️🐾: - Get all information at nps.gov - You do need a national park pass or to pay a day fee to visit - Pets are permitted in the Preserve and main use areas of the park - Must be leashed and cleaned up after - Monitor the weather and temperature of the sand. When we went it was cooler and