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White Sands National Park

National Park · NM

White Sands National Park

5 trails · 24 places · 23 audio stories for the drive

Trails
5
Places
24
Audio stories
23
Wildlife maps
16
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Sunset Stroll: Walk with a Ranger

Parkwolf’s White Sands ranking

Top sights in White Sands

All 24 places
1SightSunset Stroll Meeting AreaA ranger-led half-mile walk into the dunes at sunset2SightSledding Area - Backcountry Camping Parking LotA sledding stop beside White Sands' marked two-mile dune loop.3SightAlkali Flat Sledding AreaPractice on a gentle run; the high dunes get steep.4SightLake LuceroA ranger tour reaches the gypsum source of the white dunes.5SightWhite Sands AmphitheaterA dune-ringed outdoor venue for White Sands evening programs.6SightWest Filming AreaA popular sledding stop among rolling gypsum dunes.7SightHorse Unloading AreaA designated trailer lot that also serves dune sledding.8SightTularosa Basin Roadside ExhibitA quick stop for the water story under the gypsum dunes.9SightChihuahuan Life Roadside ExhibitA quick bilingual guide to life across scrub and white dunes.

Hiking

Top trails in White Sands

All 5 trails
  • 1 easy
  • 3 moderate
  • 1 challenging
ChallengingAlkali Flat Trail5 mi · 3 hrFive sandy miles through gypsum dunes to an ancient lakebed edge.ModerateDune Life Nature Trail1 mi · 1 hrA short sand loop with blue markers, steep dunes, and wildlife signs.ModerateBackcountry Camping Trail2 mi · 2.5 hrClimb loose gypsum dunes on a short, orange-marker loop.EasyInterdune Boardwalk0.4 mi · 24 minA short boardwalk through White Sands’ fragile interdune landscape.ModerateLake Lucero Trail1.5 mi · 3 hrA guided walk to the crystals behind White Sands' dunes.
A park ranger sits on a dash-mounted phone, talking, as Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays “Army Cutworm Moths: A Grizzly Bear Buffet” on Grand Loop Road below Dunraven Pass in Yellowstone
Parkwolf Tour GuideThe highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.

White Sands Tour Guide

White Sands, narrated.

Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for White Sands National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.

Recorded for this place

Sunset Stroll: Walk with a Ranger
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“You're coming up on the Sunset Stroll meeting area, where a ranger leads a short walk into the dunes.”

Plays as you drive up to Sunset Stroll Meeting Area in the Parkwolf White Sands Tour Guide.

More stories near here in the app

  • The Kit Fox’s Big Ears
  • Roadrunner and Primrose: Picnic Shelters in the Dunes
  • Backcountry Camping: Sledding and a Dune Loop
  • Clear Crystals, White Dunes
  • 23 audio storiesacross White Sands’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
  • Wildlife heatmapsfor Gemsbok, Great Horned Owl, Roadrunner, and 13 more
  • Works offlinemaps, 5 trails, 24 places, and audio download before you lose signal
  • CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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Map

The whole park, on one map

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Plan your visit

Before you go

2 active White Sands alerts

  • ClosureDunes Drive safety corridor and Interdune Boardwalk closureDrive through the Dunes Drive safety corridor without stopping or exiting; the Interdune Boardwalk is closed. - The corridor spans mile markers 3–5.5.Official details
  • ClosureBackcountry camping closedBackcountry camping is closed, and there is no overnight lodging in the park. - NPS says the campsites are closed for rehabilitation; no reopening date has been determined.Official details
White Sands alerts

Wildlife

Wildlife in White Sands

All White Sands wildlife maps
Gemsbok39 sightingsGemsbokMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapGreat Horned Owl17 sightingsGreat Horned OwlMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapRoadrunner10 sightingsRoadrunnerMost seen around 9 AMSighting mapRaven11 sightingsRavenMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapHorned Lark16 sightingsHorned LarkMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapBlack-throated Sparrow20 sightingsBlack-throated SparrowMost seen around 7 AMSighting map

Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across White Sands. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.

Take Parkwolf to White Sands.

The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.

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