Great Sand Dunes would like to provide an update on next week’s closure due to a delay in the delivery of the temporary mobile visitor center. Monday, September 26 and Tuesday, September 27, the visitor center parking lot, and visitor center will be closed. Visitors will not be able to access this area to allow the delivery and construction of the temporary trailer and for staff to prepare to move into the temporary trailer. The entrance station will provide park literature and the park passport stamp. Flush toilets and water fill-up stations are available at the dunes parking lot. Access to the Sand Sheet Loop interpretive trail can be accessed by hiking 1⁄2 mile from the Mosca Creek Picnic Area. On Wednesday, September 28 and Thursday, September 29, the visitor center parking lot, the lobby and portable toilets will be accessible but the visitor center interior and Western National Parks Association (WNPA) Store will remain closed. On Friday, September 30, park rangers and WNPA employees anticipate operating out of the temporary mobile visitor center. The temporary visitor center hours are 9am-12pm and 1pm to 4:30pm. Visitors can purchase limited merchandise from the Western National Parks Association store, pick up park maps and visitor guides, stamp their passport book, or view a few temporary exhibits on display. The temporary visitor center will also provide a sneak peak of the upcoming exhibits that will be installed in 2023. The visitor center will open the newly remodeled restrooms in early October. The visitor center parking lot will be open tomorrow, September 21, for visitors to access the lobby, the Sand Sheet Loop Interpretive Trail, and portable toilets. The visitor center and WNPA store will remain closed until Thursday morning, September 22 at 9am. Please call the visitor center at 719-378-6395 for more information. NPS photo Image description: A view of the front of the adobe-style stucco Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center with construction fencing and materials in the foreground.