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Great Sand Dunes

The tallest sand dunes in North America sit against the Sangre de Cristo Range. Monument since 1932, national park since 2004.

A 14,297 ft fourteener and the seventh highest summit in the Rockies, about 5 miles east of town.

A 14,195 ft fourteener in the Crestones, a famous ridge for experienced climbers.

A 14,165 ft fourteener named for frontiersman Kit Carson.

Wetlands and grassland on the old Baca Ranch, just west of Crestone.

A roadside sky-watching platform and campground north of Hooper, opened by rancher Judy Messoline in 2000.

Alligators kept warm by a geothermal well, in Mosca. Open daily (check site for seasonal hours).

A 30 ft waterfall hidden in a rock slot, reached by a half mile hike. Expect to wade.

BLM canyon near La Garita known for rock climbing and a campground.

Reconstruction of the log fort where Zebulon Pike's party camped in 1807. National Historic Landmark.

Old trade and toll road route over the Sangre de Cristos, now a hiking trail from the dunes.

The county seat, pronounced sa-WAHTCH.