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Best Photos of Great Sand Dunes National Park

Staff picks from our annual photo contest

September 30, 2019 Staff

Photo: Ellen Fitzgibbon

Each year we ask national park travelers to enter their best photos in our annual photo contest. Here are some of the best shots we’ve received that were taken in Great Sand Dunes National Park.

Sandhill cranes flying over the dunes in Great Sand Dunes National Park — Sandhill cranes flying over the dunes in Great Sand Dunes National ParkPatrick Myers

Beach grass at Great Sand Dunes National Park — The warm golden-hour glow of grass poking through the sand at Great Sand Dunes National ParkJeff Stephenson

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve - Windy DunesEarth Day weekend, I drove to Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park hoping to get some… — Windy dunesMichael Osborne

Photographer at Great Sand Dunes National Park — A fellow photographer gets a good position on the dunes Don Sender

The Milky Way above the dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park — The Milky Way above the dunesKim Belverud

Hiker high on the dunes in Great Sand Dunes National Park — Hiker high on the dunes in Great Sand Dunes National ParkPatrick Myers

Sunset at Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National Park — Sunset at Medano Creek in Great Sand Dunes National ParkSurjanto Suradji

Hikers look like ants climbing the sand at Great Sand Dunes National Park — Hikers look like ants climbing the sand at Great Sand Dunes National ParkDaniel Forster

Park visitors carrying sleds to the dunes at Great Sand Dunes National Park — Park visitors carrying sleds to the dunesLauren Lang

Dawn hiker at Great Sand Dunes National Park — Dawn hikerMitch Warnick

Great Sand Dunes National Park in Springtime — Great Sand Dunes National Park in SpringtimeSheba Olenik

Evening shadows at Great Sand Dunes National Park — Evening shadowsMichael Ryno

Hikers brave the windswept sand at Great Sand Dunes National Park — Hikers brave the windswept sandEllen Fitzgibbon

Fun with light painting at Great Sand Dunes National Park — Fun with light paintingNicholas Zupancich

Hikers gather at the top of the dunes to watch the sunset at Great Sand Dunes National Park — Hikers gather at the top of the dunes to watch the sunsetLiliana Kieler

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