Great Sand Dunes National Park with the water flowing!

One of my favorite destinations in CO is the Great Sand Dunes National Park. http://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm

I've always wanted to go when the water was flowing in Medano Creek. It only flows in the spring. You can check the creek conditions here:
http://www.nps.gov/grsa/medano-creek.htm

Approaching the park.

 So as we usually do, we set of with no reservations. And of course when we got there no spots were available at the first come first serve sites within the national park. No worries. We went right to the dunes parking lot to enjoy the creek.

Sand Dunes with parking lot at base.

Medano Creek. As much as knee deep in the wavy channels.

Blossom says this is so much better than the hot sand. You really can't walk with dogs on the hot sand as it will burn their paws. If you bring your dog make sure you bring booties for them or only walk in the early a.m. or at night.

The dogs enjoying the cool sand and the shallow water.