Hi I'm Mike and this is Mike's Road Trip. "Get off the road..." "All right."
Well we made it to White Sands, what do you think so far? I'm very excited, it looks amazing,
like nothing else I've ever seen. I know. It's so bright out here with the sun reflecting off
the white sand. Yeah. And now I realize I put my white sunglasses down and I see that actually this
the sand is whiter than I see it. Oh, is that right? Oh god, they help so much, geez
you cannot even look at it without sunglasses. Yeah.
Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders,
the 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 dune field.
Wow, oh my gosh, when you climb up on one of these dunes the view is incredible.As
far as you can see.
White Sands has been a national monument since 1933, it just received national park
status in 2019, preserving a major portion of this unique dune field.
We of course could not ride our scooters in the dunes themselves
but there were plenty of hard pack areas to do so including this cool picnic area
speaking of the hard pack there are many places to park so you don't really have to
worry about getting stuck provided you stick with the designated parking areas
interestingly the location of the park is in between several military bases which means the
park sometimes closes due to missile tests so if you find the roads closed you'll know why
oh my gosh
now my feet are absolutely full of the gypsum sand yeah
if you can don't miss a sunset at white sands it's an incredible experience and
note the park hours are 7am to 9pm so if you do visit during the summer months
make sure you make your way out of the park with enough time to exit at 9 00 pm sharp
if you're looking to camp at white sands national park unfortunately there are only
10 tent sites available each are walk in our viewers need to travel to a campground either
north or south of the park we stayed in both areas one was at Oliver Lee just outside of Alamogordo
it's a really nice state park with power and water at most sites the other 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 sub 24 foot trailer or a tent this is an amazing campground secluded within the
oregon mountains the dramatic curvy road sets the stage for a memorable camping experience
well that's a look at the white sands national park if you have any questions at all leave a
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you