Explore

• Great Sand Dunes: The tallest sand dunes in North America sit against the Sangre de Cristo Range. Monument since 1932, national park since 2004.
• Crestone Peak: A 14,297 ft fourteener and the seventh highest summit in the Rockies, about 5 miles east of town.
• Crestone Needle: A 14,195 ft fourteener in the Crestones, a famous ridge for experienced climbers.
• Kit Carson Peak: A 14,165 ft fourteener named for frontiersman Kit Carson.
• Baca National Wildlife Refuge: Wetlands and grassland on the old Baca Ranch, just west of Crestone.
• UFO Watchtower: A roadside sky-watching platform and campground north of Hooper, opened by rancher Judy Messoline in 2000.
• Colorado Gators Reptile Park: Alligators kept warm by a geothermal well, in Mosca. Open daily (check site for seasonal hours).
• Zapata Falls: A 30 ft waterfall hidden in a rock slot, reached by a half mile hike. Expect to wade.
• Penitente Canyon: BLM canyon near La Garita known for rock climbing and a campground.
• Pike's Stockade: Reconstruction of the log fort where Zebulon Pike's party camped in 1807. National Historic Landmark.
• Mosca Pass: Old trade and toll road route over the Sangre de Cristos, now a hiking trail from the dunes.
• Saguache: The county seat, pronounced sa-WAHTCH.