Little Sand Creek Lakes Trail

Sand Creek Basin

~4 min drive

Sand Creek Basin is part of the alpine watershed of Great Sand Dunes National Preserve. A longer drive and hike is required to reach these lakes and peaks, but the mountain scenery is worth the effort. Check with a ranger for conditions before travel. Snow may block these…

Crestolita Peak

~9 min drive

Route to the summit of Crestolita Peak (13,270 ft) from Upper South Colony Trailhead.

Hidden Dune

~15 min drive

Hidden Dune is currently tied with Star Dune as the two tallest dunes in North America at 741 feet/225 m. Hidden Dune is named for its remote location in the dunefield, where it is not visible from most of the main visitor day use areas. It is even hidden from much of the high…

Cottonwood Creek Trail

~8 min drive

3.86-mile out-and-back hike in Colorado with 1,489 ft elevation gain

Broken Hand Pass

~8 min drive

4.08-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado's Rio Grande National Forest with 1,929 ft gain.

South Colony

~7 min drive

4.34-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado's Pike and San Isabel National Forests with 854 ft gain.

Mount Adams

~16 min drive

Route to the summit of Mount Adams (13,937 ft) from Willow Creek Trailhead.

Upper Sand Creek Trail

~5 min drive

20.28-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado with 3,318 ft elevation gain.

Marble Mountain

~9 min drive

Route to the summit of Marble Mountain (13,258 ft) from South Colony 4WD Trailhead.

Copper Gulch trail

~13 min drive

3.08-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado with 1,633 ft gain/loss and 10,564 ft max elevation.