A news release from the National Park Service said Friday that the Piñon Flats Campground at the Great Sand Dunes will be closed indefinitely, instead of until May 1, when it was originally slotted to ...

If you’re looking to escape into wide-open spaces this fall, Oregon’s desert offers a unique and peaceful camping experience.

Rising from the floor of southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park is famed for North America’s ...

The popular Egin Lakes Campground at the St. Anthony Sand Dunes will close for the season Sunday, which is earlier than usual, because of staff shortages and other constraints. “Usually, we are able ...

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is in south-central Colorado, about 700 miles from Kansas City. From Denver, the park is a 240-mile drive. Follow Interstate 25 south for 160 miles to ...

Colorado's Sandbox: This 30-square-mile dune field in the San Luis Valley is home to the tallest dunes in North America. Photo by Seth K. Hughes. The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life ...

Mesa Verde National Park isn't as well known as Yellowstone or Yosemite, but annually, an average of 670,000 people make the trek to southwestern Colorado to explore the ancient cliff dwellings. Just ...

HAMLIN TOWNSHIP, MI – A picturesque lighthouse standing feet from the sandy Lake Michigan shoreline is the big payoff after a challenging hike through sand dunes at this popular Up North state park.