Great Sand Dunes National Park Availability
Planning a short stay at the Great Sand Dunes National Park around the 18th of April I noticed that during this period the National Park campground (Pinon Flats) only has "walkup availability". No r...
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rv2go wrote:
When we visited, we could not get a site inside the Park.
We stayed just outside the gate at Great Sand Dunes Oasis.
This is a very doable alternative, with full hookups available; Pinon Flats CG inside the NP has no hookups. There's 2 loops there inside the NP, one is always first come/first served (Loop 1) and Loop2 has reserved sites. The season for both starts on April 1, my guess is it won't be overly busy at Pinon Flats in the park in April, especially if you arrive during the week. Stayed many years ago at Great Sand Dunes Oasis, sites are nice, but the one thing that sticks out in my mind about that experience was the horrific black flies in the area! As I recall, we were there in the spring, so keep that in mind for that entire area there, and be prepared!
