A "sand angel" in the dunefield at sunset.

Changes Over Time: Lesser Known Stories at White Sands

White Sands National Park

  • 1 - 3 hours
  • 6 tour stops

This self-guided interpretive tour takes visitors on the entirety of the Backcountry Camping Loop Trail, which is a moderate 2-mile hike through the dunefield. It dives into the ways human use in this giant sandbox has changed over the last century.

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