White Sands National Park
New Mexico
🟢 🔴 hikes
$25
Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert, creating the world's largest gypsum dunefield. White Sands National Park preserves a major portion of this unique dunefield, along with the plants and animals that live here.
Activities
Entrance fees
$25.00 — Entrance - Private Vehicle
$15.00 — Entrance - Per Person
$20.00 — Entrance - Motorcycle
$50.00 — Commercial Entrance - Van
$60.00 — Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus
$150.00 — Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach
Hours
The park gates always open at 7:00 am with closing hours changing with sunset. The park closes 30 minutes after local sunset. Local sunset is 8 minutes earlier than Alamogordo's predicted sunset. Sunset times can be found at https://sunrise-sunset.org/us/alamogordo-nm
Conditions
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 90°F
⛅ 101°/66°
☁️ 104°/71°
☁️ 103°/76°
Things to do
Hiking Dune Life Nature Trail
Sledding at the Roadrunner Picnic Area
Hiking the Playa Trail
🔴 Hiking Backcountry Camping Trail
🔴 Hiking Alkali Flat Trail
🟢 Sledding at the Alkali Flat Trailhead
🟢 Hiking Interdune Boardwalk
Picnicking at White Sands
Campgrounds
Backcountry Camping
Visitor centers
White Sands Visitor Center
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
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