Activities and Events

Special Events

Special events will be posted here as they are announced.

Interpretive Programs

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

                           October 2 – October 12, 2008

Thursday, Oct. 2:

10:30 a.m. Nature Walk “Raising a Family in the Dunes.” There are unusual challenges here for human and animal parents to raise their young.  Artifacts and a live amphibian bring these stories to life.  Dunes Parking Lot. 30 minutes.

 Friday, Oct. 3:

10:30 a.m. Nature Walk “Raising a Family in the Dunes.” There are unusual challenges here for human and animal parents to raise their young.  Artifacts and a live amphibian bring these stories to life.  Dunes Parking Lot. 30 minutes.

2:30 p.m. Nature Walk “Recipe for a Dunefield.”  Sand, wind, and water are all

natural ingredients in this remarkable landscape.  Dunes parking lot.  45 minutes.

Saturday, Oct. 4:  

10:30 a.m. Nature Walk “Water, Wind & Wildlife.” Learn about geological

processes and how they relate to people and animals.  Dunes Parking Lot. 45 minutes.

2:30 p.m. Nature Walk “The Making of a Great Sand Dune!” All dunes are not created equal.  Discover the extraordinary elements that make these dunes ‘great.’

Dunes Parking Lot.  45 minutes.

Friday, Oct. 10:

10:30 a.m. Nature Walk “Raising a Family in the Dunes.” There are unusual challenges here for human and animal parents to raise their young.  Artifacts and a live amphibian bring these stories to life. Dunes Parking Lot. 30 minutes.

Saturday, Oct. 11:

10:30 a.m. Nature Walk “Sand Secrets.”  The dunes harbor  many ‘secrets.’  Uncover intriguing aspects of these amazing dunes. Dunes Parking Lot.  40 min.

2:30 p.m. Nature Walk “The Making of a Great Sand Dune!” All dunes are not created equal.  Discover the extraordinary elements that make these dunes ‘great.’

Dunes Parking Lot.  45 minutes.

Sunday, Oct. 12:

10:30 a.m. Nature Walk “Water, Wind & Wildlife.” Learn about geological

processes and how they relate to people and animals. Dunes Parking Lot. 45 minutes.

Sunscreen, water, and warm layered clothing are recommended for nature walks.   All programs are free and open to the public.  Please join us!