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White Sands National Monument
Bicycling

Bicycling is allowed along the Dunes Drive.  Bicyclists must pay the standard park entrance fee. Helmets are required.  No off-road bicycling is permitted.  All bicycles must stay on the Dunes Drive or parking areas.

CAUTION:  The Dunes Drive is narrow with steeply-sloping shoulders.  Bicyclists should be extra cautious of vehicular traffic.

 
Moonlight Bicycle Rides are held in the spring and fall. Reservations are required.
Photo of hiker on the dunes  

Did You Know?
Only the top few inches of the gypsum dunes are made of loose sand. Rainwater falling on the dunes dissolves some of the gypsum and cements the sand grains together, creating a crude form of plaster of Paris. This makes the white sand dunes easy to walk on.

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Last Updated: February 26, 2007 at 13:37 EST