There are several National Park Service sites that do something that very few places on earth can do. They stop you righ ...

According to park officials, it’s because the sand is made of gypsum, a soft, […] WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) – White Sands National Park is answering one of their most frequently asked questions.

White Sands National Park With beautiful white gypsum that goes on for miles, it holds the title for the world's largest gypsum dune field, which will take your breath away.

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Concentrations of selenite, a crystalline form of gypsum, are broken down by water and wind until they are the size of a grain of sand. TOP: Lake Lucero Tour at White Sands National Park is only ...

WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) — White Sands National Park released its visitor count for March 2025 on Monday. The park saw a total of 91,656 visitors that month, which is a 13% decrease from last March.

WHITE SANDS, N.M. (KRQE) — White Sands National Park released its visitor count for March 2025 on Monday. The park saw a total of 91,656 visitors that month, which is a 13% decrease from last March.

Ancient seas left an expanse of rolling gypsum dunes known as White Sands in New Mexico, and within this surreal landscape lies evidence that humans have roamed the Americas for at least 20,000 years.

”The ichnology of White Sands (New Mexico),” Bennett et. al., 2025. On the left is a photo of footprints found at White Sands National Park, showing both an adult footprints and a child’s ...