Sandboarding Trip (Great Sand Dunes)

It�s the middle of summer and you have the itch to ride. BSG has come up with a solution to your midsummer blues. How about strapping on your board and riding the great sand dunes. We will be heading out Friday, July 31st and will be camping overnight, so make sure you bring whatever you will need to camp overnight; sleeping bag, tent, food, water, etc. and hitting the sand dunes all day Saturday, August 1st. This is a trip you will need to be prepared for so make sure that you bring all the items you will need for the weekend. The Oasis campground is right outside the entrance to the Great Sand Dunes. We got a group rate for $5 per person per night. We will have the BSG flag raised at camp site 5 so we will be easy to find. Directions to Oasis Campground can be found here. We will be arriving in to the area Friday evening and camping next to the fire. The following morning we will stage and load up in four-wheel drive vehicles and make the two mile trip up the primitive Medano Road to Castle Creek. You can only access this road with high clearance four wheel drive vehicles. If you have a pickup truck or other 4WD that would be awesome! Medano Road will lead to an area at the Medano creek crossing. This is the extent of the driving portion � no vehicles of any kind are allowed in the Dune boundary (see notes below). Once we cross the creek, we are in front of the highest dunes in the wilderness area. The creek is only a few hundred yards from the base. The creek runs intermittent hour by hour. It is one of the few creeks in the world that has surges or waves a few inches high. More here� No ATV�s, or anytype of Motorcross bikes, dune buggies, etc are allowed to be brought in past the ranger gate, it is a designated wilderness area. Pets have to be on a leash or in a vehicle at all times. Pets are no longer allowed in the dune area. Please see this link for more info: Keep in mind we are in wilderness area � they do not allow radios or broadcast sound. Bring an old board, bindings & boots. The sand will certainly strip any wax you have on a board, so my advice is to bring an old one or pick up a piece of crap board from a thrift store or Play It Again Sports, or steal your roommates. The best wax to use on the dunes is actually 100% Teflon spray � you can find it at any hardware store. If you can�t find an old board to bring, we will surely be able to switch off with others. Bring your standard camping gear, the Oasis is a desert camp ground. Sometimes that area gets wind � but this time of year it should be calm. Some other facts: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve contains the tallest dunes in North America, and cover a distance of thirty square miles.