City of Rocks State Park, located near the small town of Faywood between Silver City and Deming, is an underrated gem featuring towering volcanic rock formations, crystal-clear desert skies, and an ...

The gypsum dune field is about 275 square miles, out of which 115 square miles are located within the White Sands National Park, and the rest is military land (the White Sands Missile Range ...

The only place that's come close to White Sands National Park, in my opinion, is the Province Lands dunes in Provincetown.

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.

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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.

”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 ...

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.