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Bookmark or Share- White Sands National Park - WikipediaWhite Sands National Park is an American national park located in the state of New Mexico and completely surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range. The park covers 145,762 acres (227.8 sq mi; 589.9 km 2) in the Tularosa Basin, including the southern 41% of a 275 sq mi (710 km 2) field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals.
- White Sands National Monument - New Mexico Tourism & TravelThe largest gypsum dune field in the world is located at White Sands National Monument in south-central New Mexico. This region of glistening white dunes is in the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert within an "internally drained valley" called the Tularosa Basin. The monument ranges in elevation from 3890' to 4116' above sea level.
- 11 Amazing Things to Do in White Sands National ParkBest Things to Do in White Sands National Park. 1. Dunes Drive: Go on a Scenic Drive. 2. Stop By the Visitor Center. 3. Walk the Playa Trail. 4. Dune Life Nature Trail. 5. Interdune Boardwalk Trail. 6. Alkali Flat Trail. 7. Backcountry Camping Trail. 8. Go Backcountry Camping. 9. Go Sledding on the Dunes. 10. Take a Ranger-Guided Hike. 11.
- Plan Your Visit - White Sands National Park (U.S. National Park Service)This "Plan Your Visit" section has all kinds of helpful information, including basic information on the park, things to do, eating and sleeping, safety, accessibility, and nearby attractions. As you dig deeper, you'll also find maps, directions, operating hours and seasons, a listing of fee-free days, information on fees and passes, brochures ...
- White Sands National Park (U.S. National Park Service)National Park New Mexico. Like No Place Else on Earth. 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.
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