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Impact Craters
Impact Craters is a curatorial topic the National Park Service uses to connect parks, stories, and collections. Explore units below where this theme shows up in exhibits, landscapes, or programs. You will find the impact craters topic represented across 2 parks and sites in the National Park System. Browse the full list to see which destinations match your interests.
2 parks and sites (NPS)
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Upcoming events
Upcoming programs and events at parks in this collection (from the NPS Events API).
Ranger Programs
Aug 27
Ranger Programs
Aug 27
Ranger Programs
Aug 27
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
AM Visitor Center Ranger Talk
Explore a variety of topics about Great Sand Dunes. Topics posted at visitor center lobby bulletin board. (20 minutes)
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Programs take place on visitor center rear porch, front lobby, or in auditorium. See bulletin board for topics and locations within visitor center.
Ranger Programs
Aug 27
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
PM Visitor Center Ranger Talk
Explore a variety of topics about Great Sand Dunes. Topics posted at visitor center lobby bulletin board. (20 minutes)
01:45 PM - 02:15 PM
Programs take place on visitor center rear porch, front lobby, or in auditorium. See bulletin board for topics and locations within visitor center.
Lectures
Aug 27
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Culturally Peeled Ponderosa Pines in Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve, Mosca, Colorado
Join Park Archeologist Ree Rodgers and explore one of the few living "sites" on the National Register of Historic Places, 5SH1035, is a grove of approximately 72 culturally peeled Ponderosa Pine trees. Also known locally as "Indian Grove" this cluster of trees represents a distinct phase in the history of the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. We'll discuss what distinguishes these trees as cultural phenomena, the historical context of the site, how they have been studied and by whom, what archaeologists have learned about them, and finally how the park is working to preserve them for future generations.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Great Sand Dunes Visitor Center Auditorium
Ranger Programs
Aug 29
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
Junior Ranger Program
Hey Kids! Learn more about Great Sand Dunes with a park ranger.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Park at the Amphitheater Parking Lot or walk from the Piñon Flats Campground. Program takes place on Amphitheater stage. AUGUST 1 PROGRAM LOCATED AT SOUTH RAMADA PICNIC AREA
Ranger Programs
Aug 29
Ranger Programs
Sep 5
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National Park
Canyonlands National Park
UT
Canyonlands is a wilderness of canyons, buttes, and spires carved by the Colorado River and Green River. The park is divided into four distinct districts; no roads join them together. The districts share similar desert ecosystems, but each one provides unique opportunities for adventure and discovery.
National Park & Preserve
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
CO
The tallest dunes in North America are the centerpiece in a diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. Stay on a moonless night to experience countless stars in this International Dark Sky Park! Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week year-round. There are no timed entries or reservations to visit.