• The dunes in soft light

    White Sands

    National Monument New Mexico

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    Upcoming Missile Tests: From time to time the missile range that surrounds us performs missile testing that may require the closure of the park or Highway 70. Please follow the link below for up to date information on closures More »

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns, you can contact us in one of several ways.

Mailing Address:

White Sands National Monument
P.O. Box 1086
Holloman AFB, NM 88330

Physical Address (for FedEx, UPS, etc):

White Sands National Monument
19955 Highway 70 West
Alamogordo, NM 88310

Email:

whsa_interpretation@nps.gov

Phone:

(575) 479-6124

GPS Coordinates:

If you are using a hand held GPS device and would the our coordinates, the WHSA visitor center is located at 32º 46' 45" North, 106º 10' 19" West.

Did You Know?

Satellite photo of dune field

Only a handful of gypsum dunefields exist and the white sands dunefield is by far the world's largest, covering 275 square miles.