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 ...

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.

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

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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.

At White Sands National Park, tiny gypsum grains sparkle as they reflect the sun. But under the surface, you’ll find human history etched below. “It now gives us a bigger picture, ...

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 ...

”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 ...

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.