There are several National Park Service sites that do something that very few places on earth can do. They stop you righ ...

Plan the perfect visit with this White Sands National Park itinerary, complete with tips and must-see spots for adventure.

The drag marks and footprints were discovered in present-day New Mexico. Researchers say they're some of the earliest known ...

White Sands, the world’s largest gypsum sand dune field, may be elevated from a national monument to a national park under legislation proposed Friday by New Mexico Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich.

Mysteriously beautiful, White Sands National Park is home to the world's largest gypsum dune field. Spread across over 275 ...

The linear tracks and human footprints found may be evidence of ancient transportation technology.

Because gypsum ... sand. The entire dune field is a massive 275 square miles (by comparison, the second-largest gypsum dune field in the world, Cuatro Ciénegas in Mexico, is only 8 square miles).

(Credit: Jeff Morgan/Shutterstock) Beautiful gypsum sand dune scenery at White Sands ... that left grooves alongside their own footprints in what is now White Sands National Park in New Mexico. New ...