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Pinon Flats Campground

11500 Highway 150, Mosca, Colorado, United States

Pinon Flats Campground
Pinon Flats Campground
Pinon Flats Campground
Pinon Flats Campground
Night sky with the Milky Way over dark sand dunes.

Featured amenities

Pet Friendly
Pet Friendly
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About Pinon Flats Campground

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is in the San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado at an elevation of 8,175 feet. The dunes lie on the eastern edge of the valley at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Range. The dunefield is part of the nearly 150,000 total acres of the park and preserve that also protects alpine lakes, tundra, six peaks over 13,000 feet, ancient spruce and pine forests, large stands of aspen and cottonwood, grasslands, and wetlands. The park is part of a fragile, dynamic system that influences and sustains the tallest dunes in North America. President Herbert Hoover established the park unit as a national monument by presidential proclamation on March 17, 1932 through the Antiquities Act. The Works Progress Administration constructed the Superintendent’s Residence, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. But otherwise, GRSA did not see a great deal of development during the New Deal. Park development did not occur in earnest until Mission 66. During this period, the NPS was able to construct a Visitor Center, the Pinon Flat Campground (88 sites), a picnic area, five comfort stations, six single family residences and a triplex, while also building or improving roads and trails through the park. The Visitor Center shows the motivation of the Western Office of Design and Construction to configure designs to corresponding regions using principles of “regional modernism.” Built in the Pueblo Revival style, the Visitor Center mimics adobe construction through modern materials and forms blended with traditional materials and forms seen during the CCC-era in Cecil Doty’s work. Following Mission 66, Congress designated nearly 91% of the monument as wilderness in 1976, which certainly limited the park’s ability to further develop visitor and administrative facilities. GRSA became a national park and preserve in 2000, which also included a transfer of land from the Rio Grande National Forest. The dunes have long stood as a landmark for travelers from ancient North Americans to Southern Ute, Jicarilla Apaches, Navajos, early explorers, gold miners, homesteaders, ranchers, farmers and migrant field workers, to you - today's park visitor.

Number of accommodations: 89

Campground Amenities

  • Pet Friendly
    Pet Friendly
  • Dump Station
    Dump Station

Seasonal information

2026 (Current year)

2026 Season availability

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Currently open - Apr 1 to Oct 30

Sites & Availability

89 Sites Available

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🚐 002, Loop: Loop 1
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ 003, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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🚐 004, Loop: Loop 1
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ 005, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ 006, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 007, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 009, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 010, Loop: Loop 1
No Hookups
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🚐 011, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 012, Loop: Loop 1
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⛺ 013, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 014, Loop: Loop 1
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⛺ 015, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 016, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 017, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 018, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 019, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 020, Loop: Loop 1
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⛺ 021, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 022, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 023, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 024, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 025, Loop: Loop 1
No Hookups
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⛺ 026, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 027, Loop: Loop 1
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⛺ 028, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 029, Loop: Loop 1
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⛺ 030, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 031, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 032, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 033, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 034, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 035, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 036, Loop: Loop 1
No Hookups
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⛺ 037, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 038, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 039, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 040, Loop: Loop 1
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🚐 041, Loop: Loop 1
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⛺ 042, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 043, Loop: Loop 1
No Hookups
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⛺ 044, Loop: Loop 1
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 045, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 046, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
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🚐 047, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
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⛺ 048, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 049, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 050, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 051, Loop: Loop 2
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⛺ 052, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 053, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 054, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 055, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 056, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 057, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 058, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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⛺ 059, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 060, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
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🚐 061, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 062, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 063, Loop: Loop 2
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⛺ 064, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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🚐 065, Loop: Loop 2
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⛺ 066, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
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🚐 067, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 068, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 069, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
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⛺ 070, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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🚐 071, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
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🚐 072, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 073, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 074, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 075, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 076, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 077, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
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⛺ 078, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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🚐 079, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
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🚐 080, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 081, Loop: Loop 2
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🚐 082, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
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🚐 083, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
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⛺ 084, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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⛺ 085, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
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🚐 086, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
$20.00
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🚐 087, Loop: Loop 2
No Hookups
$20.00
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⛺ 088, Loop: Loop 2
8 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$20.00
/ per night
⛺ A, Loop: Group Loop
40 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$65.00
/ per night
⛺ B, Loop: Group Loop
40 guests · Campfire · Pet Friendly
$65.00
/ per night
⛺ C, Loop: Group Loop
30 guests · Pet Friendly
$65.00
/ per night

Reviews (569)

Verified Only

What Guests Are Saying

Pinon Flats Campground is well-regarded for its friendly camp host, Nancy, and beautifully maintained facilities, including clean restrooms and stunning views of the sand dunes. The campground offers a peaceful atmosphere, ample tree cover, and easy access to hiking trails. However, some sites are small and not fully accessible for individuals with mobility challenges, and issues with noise from other campers have been noted. Overall, it is a memorable camping experience with great amenities.

Review Summary

4.6
569 reviews
5
71.9%
409
4
17.6%
100
3
6.5%
37
2
3.2%
18
1
0.9%
5

Erik W

Verified

April 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 069, Loop: Loop 2

5

Beautiful, clean campground with recent facilities. The views of the dunes are spectacular. Highly recommend.

Marietta S

Verified

April 22, 2025 • Stayed at: 061, Loop: Loop 2

3

There is a nice view of the sand dunes from the campground. The bathroom was spotlessly clean and warm, despite the low temperatures outside. Nice visitor center. Great picnic areas.

Matt R

Verified

April 21, 2025 • Stayed at: B, Loop: Group Loop

5

This is the third year I've taken the 7th grade class to stay at the Sand Dunes for a week, and the group sites here are great. Plenty of space for various tent sizes, plentiful bear box space, and the rangers come around frequently to check in on the group.

Jennifer C

Verified

April 20, 2025 • Stayed at: 061, Loop: Loop 2

5

Very clean bathroom! The park attendant was super kind and helpful. The campground was quiet and peaceful. Plenty of space for 8 of us on one site. We had a blast!

Glenn M

Verified

April 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 062, Loop: Loop 2

4

Great park. Great campground. Pretty good site. I did not notice the warning in the Site Details that its tight to back in to. With our F150 and a 19' trailer I really did need to go around the loop the wrong way. I didn't get caught on the way in, but the law enforcement ranger caught me on the way out. Just no way to pull out going the "right way". The wrong way is a straight shot. The campground wasn't busy. We had to use a lot of leveling blocks under the jack to get the trailer level. Maybe with a smaller tow vehicle I could have made the corner, but not the full size truck.

Kathleen B

Verified

April 18, 2025 • Stayed at: 019, Loop: Loop 1

5

Beautiful location, easy access to the dunes and clean restrooms

Meredith H

Verified

April 16, 2025 • Stayed at: 032, Loop: Loop 1

5

Loved our time exploring Great Sand Dunes NP. Our campsite was beautiful and overlooked the dunes. It was perfect to wake up to every morning. Facilities were well managed and maybe some of the cleanest we’ve been to in the parks.

Michael A

Verified

April 10, 2025 • Stayed at: 075, Loop: Loop 2

5

Ease of arrival, nice site, good facilities.

Laura A

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January 26, 2025 • Stayed at: 025, Loop: Loop 1

5

Lovely view of the Dunes and close to Restrooms. Very well kept Restrooms.

Brian B

Verified

November 13, 2024 • Stayed at: 018, Loop: Loop 1

3

Nice campground. Great facilities. Clean restrooms. No campground host. There in lies the problem. The rangers have enough to do. The hosts make for better monitoring of what is happening. The people in the campsite next to us left in a hurry. Firepit was abandoned with a fire still going when they left. When it was obvious they were gone for good , I went over and doused the fire pit with water. Not a big deal BUT a campground host is in a better position to overall monitor the sites for stuff like this.

Location Pinon Flats Campground

Address:
11500 Highway 150
Mosca, CO, 81146
United States

Latitude & Longitude: 37.7447 / -105.507

Elevation: 2505 feet

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Policies & Rules

Category About
General

You must have a reservation to camp at Piñon Flats Campground. First-come, first-serve camping is not available.
General

Choose your site carefully. If you arrive in camping equipment that is larger than the site, there will not be an alternative site available and you will have to find accommodation outside the park.All tents and gear must fit within established tent pads and/or within rock wall.
General

Maximum of 8 people, 2 tents, 2 vehicles per site. Not all sites fit 2 tents or 2 vehicles, a trailer counts as a vehicle. Please see each individual site details, warnings and need to know for specifications.There must be at least one adult (18+) staying in each site.
General

There is no waiting list for campsites and staff cannot hold available sites at the campground. 
General

Total combined length limit is 35 feet. RVs over 35 feet, or combined vehicle plus trailer length over 35 feet, are not allowed in the campground. 
Trailers, RVs, and Vehicles cannot block the road and must be parked on pavement.
General

Generator use is permitted only between the hours of 8-10am, 12-2pm, and 5-7pm.
General

Nothing can be attached to any trees or vegetation, to include hammocks, ropes, garbage bags, etc.
General

No showers, hookups or laundry facilities available in the park.
General

Never leave fires unattended! Extinguish fire with water, not dirt.
Firewood gathering is prohibited; wood may be purchased at the camp store.
General

Utilize bear boxes at all times and keep campsite clean. No food, garbage, or cooking equipment may be left unattended. 
Picnic tables cannot be moved from one site to another.
General

Scooters, skateboards, and inline skates are not permitted in the campground.
Drones are not permitted anywhere within park boundaries.
Fireworks are prohibited.
General

Pets must be on leash at all times and not left unattended.
Pick up after pets, dispose of waste properly.
General

Group sites are tent-only; no RVs or trailers allowed.
General

An entrance pass is required while in the park and is not included in the camping fee.
General

For emergencies, dial 911 from your cell phone.

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