White Sands National Monument

It is both scenic and fun and big enough to be all by yourself within walking just a few minutes. Since the sand is actually gypsum, it stays quite cool, and you can walk barefoot in it even on a hot day.
PS: It’s what you see in my profile photo

This is such a wonderful place to visit. The scenery is beautiful and the atmosphere is calm and inviting. This is a great place to go and get away from everyday life. It’s a great place to take the kids because they can slide down the dunes on sand disks. It’s great for picnicing and just having a good time.

White Sands is well worth the visit if you’re in the El Paso/Las Cruces area. It’s just about the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life.

1) Get gas in Las Cruces. The next gas station is 50 miles away in Alamogordo.

2) Bring toys. A sled would be perfect.

3) Bring sun block. The reflection off of the sand makes the sun even stronger.

4) Bring tons of water. It’s so dry, your lips start cracking in minutes.

5) Bring more toys. White Sands is like a winter sports park in the hot desert where sand replaces snow. Don’t bring skis or a snowboard, unless you don’t mind it getting scratched up. The sand can be coarse.

if you’ve never visited white sands national monument, you should add it to your 43 places! amazing, surreal, always moving. i’ve been here twice and would go back as often as i could.

Go there when you can see a missle test. Bring lots of water. Beautiful sand.

Whee! Playing in the sand is awesome when you’re not stranded there!

my boyfriend and i went to white sands as we were passing through the area. we arrived an hour before they closed during november, so we were able to see the moon on the sand…simply stunning.

we ran around like crazy and i smuggled an aquapod full of sand out of the place…lol

i would go again if i was in the state.

was on one of my trips w/ my grandparents thru new mexico…i was around 5 or 6 and my brother was about 2 or 3….had fun….wouldlike to go back and take my family too…. wish i could find the pix of the place…there here somehwere

I was here for a DOD research program missile launch. Totally awesome. I spent time at the air force base there, then I drove south of the base toward El Paso, stopping along the way doing small excursions in the desert wild flowers to watch the sunset behind the mountains. Exquisite beauty.

i haven’t been there since i was a kid, (lived in white sands missle range when my mom was in the army) but would love to revisit with my wife who is even far less traveled than i.