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. 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 and it looks
amazing like nothing else I've ever seen." I know it's really it's so bright out here with the
sun reflecting off the white sand yeah and now i 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.
Wow, oh my gosh when you climb up on one of these dunes the view is incredible. Right, look wow
as far as you can see. While 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 7 a.m to 9 00 p.m 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 rvers 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
a guy 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
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