COLORADO Guide When outdoors at night, ensure your lights are directed only where necessary and aren’t excessively bright. This helps reduce light pollution for better views of Colorado’s star-filled skies. Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve In the evening, steer to your spot at Ruby Mountain Campground in the park and watch as the sky transitions from blue to black. Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve At the edge of the San Luis Valley, the tallest dunes in North America rise against a backdrop of rugged peaks and endless sky. By day, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is a landscape of sweeping ridges and shifting sand. By night, it transforms into one of Colorado’s most surreal and spectacular places to stargaze. Begin your visit with a morning stop in nearby Blanca to rent sandboards or sleds from Spindrift Sandboards , then head into the park early while the sand is still cool. Hike up the dunes for panoramic views, ride down their slopes or explore the flowing waters of Medano Creek if you’re visiting in late spring or early summer. Drive into Alamosa for a meal at The Friar’s Fork , a cozy, James Beard Award-nominated restaurant housed in a converted church with fresh pasta dishes. As twilight sets in, return to your campsite or stay in a sustainable, luxury villa equipped with its own telescope at the new Kosmos Stargazing Resort . It’s an ideal spot to take in the night sky, with on-site guides to lead an unforgettable stargazing experience. COLORADO . COM 131 GLENN RANDALL
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