Pinon Flats Campground
Pinon Flats Campground is a national park campground in Colorado. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National park campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 37.74465, -105.50659
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Amphitheater, Birding, Camping, Educational Programs, Evening Programs, Hiking, Star Gazing
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 1-877-444-6777
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Pinon Flats Campground
Overview Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is in the San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado at an elevation of 8,175 feet. The dunes lie on the eastern edge of the valley at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The dunefield is part of the nearly 150,000 total acres of the park and preserve that also protects alpine lakes, tundra, six peaks over 13,000 feet, ancient spruce and pine forests, large stands of aspen and cottonwood, grasslands, and wetlands. The park is part of a fragile, dynamic system that influences and sustains the tallest dunes in North America. President Herbert Hoover established the park unit as a national monument by presidential proclamation on March 17, 1932 through the Antiquities Act. The Works Progress Administration constructed the Superintendent’s Residence, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But otherwise, GRSA did not see a great deal of development during the New Deal. Park development did not occur in earnest until Mission 66. During this period, the NPS was able to construct a Visitor Center, the Pinon Flat Campground (88 sites), a picnic area, five comfort stations, six single family residences and a triplex, while also building or improving roads and trails through the park. The Visitor Center shows the motivation of the Western Office of Design and Construction to configure designs to corresponding regions using principles of “regional modernism.” Built in the Pueblo Revival style, the Visitor Center
Cell coverage
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Water fill
- None mapped within 50 mi
- Propane
- Airgas · 29 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 25 designated routes (30 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piñon Flats Campground | National park campground | 0.1 mi | $20 | — |
| Pinyon Flats Campground | Private campground | 0.2 mi | — | — |
| Backpacking Campsites in the Dunes or Forest | National park campground | 2.8 mi | $6 | — |
| Little Medano Campsite | Free campsite | 4.0 mi | Free | — |
| Great Sand Dunes Oasis | RV park | 4.2 mi | — | — |
| Oasis Campground | Private campground | 4.2 mi | — | — |
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Sources. Recreation.gov (RIDB). Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.