Great Sand Dunes National Park
National park in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado, United States.
Attractions near Blanca
Worth the trip from Blanca: Great Sand Dunes National Park, 16 mi off
Visits to Great Sand Dunes National Park run to about 432K a year. Nothing on our list is inside Blanca; the 3 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for a national park, a ski area and a zoo & aquarium. Drive 47 mi to reach San Isabel National Forest.
Attractions nearby
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within 60 miles
The big one
16 mi
Great Sand Dunes National Park
National park units
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parks & monuments
Ski areas
3
Taos Ski Valley
National Park · 16 mi north
Great Sand Dunes National Park
National park in Alamosa and Saguache counties in Colorado, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
What’s around Blanca
Furthest from the centre is Colorado Gators Reptile Park, 27 mi away.
Orange: Blanca. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
Every place to visit
The list runs to 9 places, all within 60 miles.
2San Isabel National Forest
National Forest in Colorado, United States, administratively combined with the Pike National Forest in 1973.
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9Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Great Sand Dunes National Park: Preiselbeere (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Isabel National Forest: Zereshk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Colorado Gators Reptile Park: Rolf BlauertDk4hb, Public domain · North Cheyenne Cañon Park: Dennis Graham, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Baca House and Outbuilding: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Trinidad History Museum: Wyvonne Phillips; color-corrected by Howcheng., Attribution
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