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Explore the restaurants, places to stay, and things to do near White Sands National Park.

White Sands National Park's 10 camping spots offer a heavenly new perspective on the dunes, the wildlife, and the skies above.

Designed in a Pueblo Revival style, the New Deal–era visitor center at White Sands National Park is worth a pilgrimage all on its own.

Even without its annual festival this year, Bosque del Apache’s migration of sandhill cranes, snow geese, and ducks makes a spectacular show.

It’s not easy, but these denizens of White Sands have found ways to survive the harsh conditions.

These iconic tables create a perfect place for an aliens-have-landed picnic at White Sands.

Photographer Craig Varjabedian, who spent five years shooting White Sands for his book "Into the Great White Sands," offers a few tips for capturing the dunes.

See if you can spot these critters that have adapted to life in the dunes.

White Sands may seem bone-dry, but its dunes wouldn’t be there if not for water. Lots of water.

There's so much to discover at White Sands National Park, and scientists are just now beginning to uncover its secrets.