Dunes Drive Safety Corridor Dunes Drive is open. A safety corridor is in effect between mile marker 3 and 5.5 along Dunes Drive. Visitors may drive but not stop or exit their vehicle in this area.

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Interdune Boardwalk Closed Due to the active safety corridor, the Interdune Boardwalk is closed. Please visit the park visitor center to learn about other options during your visit.

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Park Closures From time to time the missile range that surrounds the park performs military testing that may require the closure of the park or Highway 70. Please plan your visit around upcoming military tests.

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RV and Tractor Trailer Parking at the Visitor Center There is limited space for parking for recreational vehicles and trailers in the parking lot directly in front (south) of the visitor center. RVs are asked to not park in the lot behind the visitor center. There is no parking space for…

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Backcountry Camping Closed Backcountry camping at the park is closed. There is no established opening date at this time.

Source: National Park Service alerts API · Sep 8, 2026

Who answers for this land

White Sands National Park’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Gabe Vasquez (D)NM 2nd · 1 campground · grade A+

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

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