White Sands National Park

Fall is a wonderful time to visit as most of our plants with leaves change beautiful colors.
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.
Map showing location of park.
White Sands National Park to Host Blues Duo Concert for July Full Moon Night Event
White Sands National Park will hold its July Full Moon Night event on Thursday July 10, 2025, at 8:00 pm. In partnership with Western National Parks, we are pleased to welcome the Out Cats for a performance at the park’s July Full Moon event. The Out Cats are a blues duo from Las Cruces, New Mexico that play a wide variety of blues, from Robert Johnson through Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, up to the Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, and Jeff Beck.
White Sands National Park to Host 1st Armored Division Rock Band for First Full Moon Night Event of 2025
White Sands National Park will hold its first Full Moon Night event of the year on Wednesday June 11, 2025, at 8:15 pm. In partnership with Western National Parks, we are pleased to welcome the 1st Armored Division Rock Band for a performance at the park's June Full Moon Night event.
White dunes in foreground with sun setting behind mountain.
Photo by NPS Photo
Aerial of white sand dunes.
Photo by NPS Photo
Close up view of ripples on a dune.
Photo by NPS Photo
Cottonwood trees with orange leaves.
Photo by NPS Photo
Grey shadows on dunes.
Photo by NPS Photo