White Sands National Monument is in the northern Chihuahuan Desert and is world-renowned for its dramatic landscape of rare white gypsum dunes, which rose from the heart of the Tularosa Basin to form the world’s largest gypsum dune field. Raised trails wind through the dunes like the Interdune Boardwalk and the Dune Life Nature Trail with interpretive exhibits on the local wildlife and plants. The only kind of camping at White Sands that is available to visitors is backcountry camping, and sites need to be reserved.

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