White Sands National Monument

White Sands National Monument Visitor Center is located on U.S. Highway 70, 16 miles south of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
A unique place, 275 square miles of white sands in Chihuahuan Desert.
is an immense area of snow-white sand. But unlike other desert, the sand here is not composed of quartz, but gypsum crystals.
The Tularosa Basin, where White Sands is located, is a shallow basin surrounded by the Sacramento and San Andres Mountains.
It is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
White Sands became a national monument on 18 Jan 1933 by order of President Herbert Hoover.
In its first year the park attracted 12,000 people, and today as many as 600,000 people visit the park annually.

Bike reservations can be made by calling +1 575 679-2599

The Monument entrance fee is $3.00 per person


Summer Hours: 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Winter Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM


P.O. Box 1086
Holloman AFB
New Mexico 88330
505-479-6124

Location : 19955 Highway 70, Alamogordo, NM 88310