White Sands National Park

White Sands National Park is a smaller park, but it is a fun park to explore. It is a choose your own adventure park as you can wander around on the sand dunes. You can also sand sled! The sand blowing over the roadway was interesting, and at times, it got a little bumpy especially the further you drive in the park. The dunes are so striking against the rest of the landscape and are stunning even driving in the park. We stayed at the Courtyard by Marriott in Las Cruces to visit the national park, and it was a good stay.

We liked the town and chose to spend a couple of weeks there on a more recent trip in 2024.

Read more about our National Park and New Mexico adventures