White Sands Wonder: Unveiling the Hidden Gems of America's Dazzling Dunes

Visiting White Sands National Park is truly a unique place. White Sands New Mexico lies in the Tularosa Basin at the northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert in the southern part of the state. The White Sands National Park is made up of 275 square miles of gypsum sand dunes – in fact, it's the largest gypsum dune field in the world.

White Sands has been a national momentum since 1933 but received national park status at the end of 2019. Because of White Sands National Park relatively new status upgrade, the park is still not widely visited, which is wonderful for those of us who don't care for crowds.

White Sands National Monument is located in between several military bases, which means the park sometimes closes due to missile tests.

White Sands National Park is located about 50 miles northeast of Las Cruces New Mexico, and about 1.5 hours north of El Paso, Texas.

If you can, don’t miss a sunset at White Sands, it’s an Incredible experience as the colors of the park change dramatically.

Entrance Fee to the park is $25, or, you can use your national park pass.

Camping at White Sands National Park is very limited with only 10 walk-in tent sites available. RV’ers need to travel to a campground either north or south of the park. We stayed in both, one was at Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, just outside of Alamogordo. This is a really nice park with power and water at most sites. (Note: You can also stay at several hotel options in Alamogordo)

The other other campground is located to the south of White Sands and was our personal favorite. Aguirre Spring Campground is not for big rigs, but if you have a 24’ trailer (or smaller), or a tent, this is an amazing campground.

The nearest city is Alamogordo, it’s just 16 miles north of the park and has all the amenities needed, including gas, hotel, RV Parks, grocery store, etc.

If you have any questions about visiting White Sands National Park, please leave a comment below. Here is an article with more details on the park and the nearby camping: https://www.mikesroadtrip.com/road-trip-to-white-sands-national-park/

Until next time, we'll see ya on the road...

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