Discover US National Parks: White Sands National Park, New Mexico (2019)

• Home to the world's largest gypsum dune field, White Sands National Park in New Mexico is a stunning landscape of white sand dunes and desert shrubbery.

• The stunning white sand is the result of gypsum crystals eroded from the nearby San Andres mountains.

• Summer is the best time to visit, when the temperatures are ideal for outdoor activities such as hiking, sand sledding and photography.

• During the winter months, the park is open for camping and winter sports such as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.

• White Sands National Park is also home to a variety of wildlife including roadrunners, coyotes, kit foxes, and mule deer.

• Visitors can also explore the prehistoric trade routes carved into the sandstone of the nearby Alkali Flats.

• The park is also home to the famous White Sands Missile Range, a major military testing facility.

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