Current NPS alerts (5)
Dunes Drive Safety Corridor
Dunes Drive is open. A safety corridor is in effect between mile marker 3 and 5.5 along Dunes Drive. Visitors may drive but not stop or exit their vehicle in this area.
Backcountry Camping Closed
Backcountry camping at the park is closed. There is no established opening date at this time.
Interdune Boardwalk Closed
Due to the active safety corridor, the Interdune Boardwalk is closed. Please visit the park visitor center to learn about other options during your visit.
Park Closures
From time to time the missile range that surrounds the park performs military testing that may require the closure of the park or Highway 70. Please plan your visit around upcoming military tests.
RV and Tractor Trailer Parking at the Visitor Center
There is limited space for parking for recreational vehicles and trailers in the parking lot directly in front (south) of the visitor center. RVs are asked to not park in the lot behind the visitor center. There is no parking space for tractor trailers.
Weather alerts (National Weather Service)
Flood Watch
Flood Watch issued October 24 at 12:44PM MDT until October 25 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 24 at 7:50PM MDT until October 24 at 8:30PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 24 at 3:03PM MDT until October 24 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
About this site
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. White Sands National Park preserves a major portion of this unique dunefield, along with the plants and animals that live here.
- Type
- National Park
- State
- New Mexico
- Address
- 19955 Hwy 70 W, Alamogordo, NM 88310