Verified Oct 4, 2026
White Sands National Park
Nature or garden · New Mexico · USA 🇺🇸
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nps.gov
Admission prices
Other ticket
Private Vehicle
$25
$25.00
Other ticket
Motorcycle
$20
$20.00
Other ticket
Per Person
$15
$15.00
Other ticket
Annual Entrance - Park
$45
$45.00
stated on nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/fees.htm · checked 2026-10-09
Private Vehicle $25.00 Per vehicle fee is charged to visitors for entry by a single, private non-commercial vehicle. Entrance fees are valid for reentry for seven consecutive days from the date of purchase. … Motorcycle $20.00 Valid for 7 days. Admits up to 2 private, non-commercial motorcycles with up to 4 total passengers. … Per Person $15.00 Per person fee is charged to visitors for entry by means other than a single, private non-commercial vehicle. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who enter the park by walking and bicycling. … Annual Entrance - Park $45.00
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White Sands National Park: address
White Sands National Park 19955 Highway 70 West Alamogordo, NM 88310Open in Google Maps →✓ nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/directions.htm · 2026-10-09White Sands National Park: opening hours
White Sands National Park is open daily year-round except for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Hours of operation vary throughout the year.✓ nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/hours.htm · 2026-10-09White Sands National Park: closing days
White Sands National Park is open daily year-round except for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. … Due to missile testing on the adjacent White Sands Missile Range, it is occasionally necessary for visitor safety to close the road into the park for periods of up to three hours.✓ nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/hours.htm · 2026-10-09White Sands National Park: what should I know before visiting?
Reservations are not needed to enter the park; however, some of our interpretive programs require advance reservations.✓ nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm · 2026-10-09White Sands National Park: how to get there
The visitor center and Dunes Drive is located directly off of Highway US-70 between the cities of Alamogordo and Las Cruces. The entrance to the park can be found between mile markers 199 and 200 on Highway US-70. From Alamogordo, NM: Drive time: About 15 minutes Head west on Highway US-70 towards Las Cruces. The visitor center is located about 15 miles (24 km) west of Alamogordo on the north side (right-hand side) of the road.✓ nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/directions.htm · 2026-10-09White Sands National Park: parking
Parking at the visitor center is limited. There are two parking lots, the front (south of the visitor center) and back (north of the visitor center) lots. There is limited parking for recreational and oversized vehicles in the front (south) parking lot. There is no oversize parking available in the back (north) parking lot. Passenger vehicles should refrain from parking in the oversized vehicle and use the back parking lot if the front lot is full.✓ nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/directions.htm · 2026-10-09White Sands National Park: is it wheelchair accessible?
Discover the areas of White Sands National Park that are accessible to those with mobility impairments. Share your journey with friends and family and, as always, service animals are allowed at all park facilities open to the general public.✓ nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/index.htm · 2026-10-05White Sands National Park: are dogs allowed?
Visitors are welcome to bring their pets to the park as long as they are kept on a leash.✓ nps.gov/whsa/planyourvisit/basicinfo.htm · 2026-10-05Rising 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.
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