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Attractions near Monte Vista

Worth the trip from Monte Vista: Great Sand Dunes National Park, 24 mi off

Monte Vista has 6 notable places within 60 miles, among them 1 national park unit and 2 ski areas. About 432K people a year visit Great Sand Dunes National Park. A drive of 45 mi brings you to La Garita Caldera.

Attractions nearby
6
within 60 miles
The big one
24 mi
Great Sand Dunes National Park
National park units
1
parks & monuments
Ski areas
2
Wolf Creek Ski Area
National Park · 24 mi east

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

Mapped

Wolf Creek Ski Area, 36 mi away, is the farthest on the map.

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Orange: Monte Vista. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of them, one by one

Here are the 6 places within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Monte Vista →

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 · La Garita Caldera: en:User:G. Thomas, Public domain · Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, California, CC BY 2.0 · Colorado Gators Reptile Park: Rolf BlauertDk4hb, Public domain

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