Hunting

While hunting is not permitted in Great Sand Dunes National Park, licensed hunters may hunt in Great Sand Dunes National Preserve during designated legal seasons. Please be familiar with hunting access, game transport corridors, and guidelines before beginning your hunt. Learn more about firearms regulations before visiting the park and preserve.

Hunters may access Great Sand Dunes National Preserve via:

• Medano Pass Primitive Road (from the west or east)
• Music Pass Trailhead (from the east on CR119)
• Mosca Pass (usually accessed from the east on CR 583; hunting access is permitted from the Montville/Mosca Pass Trailhead on the west side of the range, but game transport is only permitted through the east end of the trail at Mosca Pass)
• Liberty Trailhead (northern backcountry access to Rio Grande National Forest and Great Sand Dunes National Preserve)
• Sand Ramp Trail (About 1/2 mile North of Point of No Return)

Guided Hunts

Contact the Permit Office at 719-378-6321 or via email for a list of guides that are authorized to lead hunts in Great Sand Dunes National Preserve.

Questions?

Please email or call the Permit Office at 719-378-6321.

Stock Reservations for Cold Creek Drainage Backcountry Camping

Due to overgrazing, there is a limit on pack animals permitted in the Cold Creek Drainage. No more than two parties with a combined maximum of six(6) head of livestock may establish campsites and maintain their livestock within the watershed of Cold Creek at any one-time year-round. Demand for Stock use is high during most hunting seasons, making a reservation system necessary to protect plant and animal habitats in the area.

• Reservations for use of the designated backcountry Cold Creek campsite can be made on Recreation.gov
• A separate reservation for stock use can only be made three (3) months or less in advance
• No more than two parties with a combined maximum of six (6) head of livestock may establish campsites.
• Any one party is limited to four (4) head of livestock
• Each party with livestock must have permit to camp in the Cold Creek drainage
• Reservations for stock use can be made with the Park Permit Office at (719) 378-6321 or via email.
• No waitlist will be established.

Hunting Map