2020 National Parks Trip – Day 4 Itinerary


high dune - great sand dunes

My 2020 National Parks Road Trip Itinerary

As I began to plan my 2020 National Parks Road Trip that I outlined for you a few weeks back, I began to realize how beneficial it might be for me to share the process I use to plan long road trips.  Believe it or not, even though they don’t include air travel or the other complexities associated with fly-and-stay travel, road trips can be surprisingly difficult to plan.  This is especially true during a global pandemic.  That is why I have chosen to share my detailed road trip itinerary and planning process with you in case it might help you in navigating the planning process for your next big road trip.  I have included links to each day’s itinerary plan, as well as the main itinerary article, below to assist you with navigation.


Day’s Driving Map

In the morning, we will be driving from our campground near Great Sand Dunes National Park to the Park.  After visiting the park in the afternoon, we will be driving to Durango, CO to spend the night.  On the way to the campground, we will stop at the two western-most sites on the Canyon of the Ancients National Monument itinerary.

Driving to Great Sand Dunes National Park

Summer Parks Trip - Day 3 Campgrounds Map

View Larger Map

Driving to Durango Area to Camp

Summer Parks Trip - Day 4 Driving Map

View Larger Map

Day’s Itinerary

  • Drive to Great Sand Dunes National Park
  • Visit Great Sand Dunes
  • Drive to Durango, CO area to camp
  • Stop and See Chimney Rock National Monument and Great Kiva on the way

What to See

We will be touring the Great Sand Dunes National Park and parts of the Canyon of the Ancients National and Chimney Rock National Monuments on the way to our campground that night.

Top Things to See for Great Sand Dunes National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park - Top Things to See Map

View Larger Map

View Full Park Map PDF

Top Things to See for Canyon of the Ancients National Monument

Canyon of the Ancients National Monument - Top Things to See Map

View Larger Map

View Full Park Map PDF

Where to Stay

Summer Parks Trip - Day 4 Campgrounds Map 1

View Larger Map


Wanderlust Travel and Photos Blog

Don’t Forget to Subscribe to My Adventures!

Join 12,901 other subscribers
Please follow along with our adventures:
RSS
Follow by Email
Twitter
Visit Us
Follow Me
YouTube
YouTube
Instagram
Categories: Camping, Colorado, Hiking, TravelTags: , , , , , , , ,

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

%d bloggers like this: