Sidebar by Marcia Darnell
Sand Dunes – December 2004 – Colorado Central Magazine
The Numbers
Baca Ranch: 97,000 acres in Saguache and Alamosa counties,
Composed now of:
53,000 acres: National Wildlife Refuge
31,000 acres: part of National Park
13,000 acres: part of Rio Grande National Forest
The Dates
1807: Dunes first mentioned by Zebulon Pike.
1932: Dunes named National Monument.
1999: Dunes Summit.
2000: Act passed to authorize purchase of Baca Ranch.
2004: Done Deal, Dunes is a Park.
