Sandhill Crane Festival 2025 Colorado. More than 20,000 greater sandhill cranes are in the midst of their annual spring migration and stopping over in southern colorado’s san luis valley as they transition from. Early bird tickets for friends of the san luis valley national wildlife refuges are on sale now!

Monte vista, colorado, december 2022 — march in the san luis valley brings frequent snowfall, strong winds, and the annual return of the area’s oldest visitors—sandhill cranes. Thousands of sandhill cranes are migrating from wintering areas north to summer breeding grounds.