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Feb 22, 2024 · 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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White 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.
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Jan 18, 2024 · Welcome to White Sands National Park. Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico. White Sands National Park preserves a major portion of this unique dunefield, along with the plants and animals that live here.
6 days ago · Best 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.
Nov 2, 2023 · Right outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico, you’ll find one of the world’s great natural wonders inside the Tularosa Basin. What was once White Sands National Monument is now White Sands National Park. It’s one of my favorite places that I visit every year.