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White Sands National Monument
Guided Tours

Interpretive Programs
 
Sunday, September 13:
6:00PM   Sunset Stroll*

Monday, September 14:
NO Sunset Stroll*

Tuesday, September 15:
6:00PM   Sunset Stroll*

Wednesday, September 16:
6:00PM   Sunset Stroll*

Thursday, September 17:
NO Sunset Stroll*

Friday, September 18:
6:00PM   Sunset Stroll*

Saturday, September 19:
7:00AM  White Sands Balloon Festival launch
5:45PM  Sunset Stroll*

Sunday, September 20:
7:00AM   White Sands Balloon Festival launch
5:45PM   Sunset Stroll*

Monday, September 21:
5:45PM   Sunset Stroll*

Tuesday, September 22:
5:45PM   Sunset Stroll*

Wednesday, September 23:
5:45PM   Sunset Stroll*

Thursday, September 24:
5:45PM   Sunset Stroll*

Friday, September 25:
5:45PM   Sunset Stroll*

Saturday, September 26:
Public Lands Free Day:  entry to all federal public lands is free.
5:45PM    Sunset Stroll*

Sunday, September 27:
9:00AM   Lake Lucero Tour (reservations required) **
5:45PM   Sunset Stroll*

        
 For more information, call (575) 479-6124 x 236.

 PROGRAMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:   During the summer months and into mid-September, White Sands experiences the annual monsoons rains for our area.  Programs can be canceled at the last minute due to heavy downpours and lighting strikes in the local area.

* Nature Walks begin at the "Sunset Stroll" sign along the Dunes Drive, about 5 miles from Visitor Center.

+ Evening Program is a ranger talk at the Amphitheater, about 8 miles on
Dunes Drive. 

 ** Reservations for the Lake Lucero tour are required and may be obtained by calling (575) 479-6124 or (575) 679-2599 ex. 236. A $3.00 per person special fee is charged. $1.50 for children (15 and under) and holders of Golden Age/Access passports. If you cannot keep your reservations, please notify the Monument immediately so that others may join the tour.

Photo of hiker on the dunes  

Did You Know?
Only the top few inches of the gypsum dunes are made of loose sand. Rainwater falling on the dunes dissolves some of the gypsum and cements the sand grains together, creating a crude form of plaster of Paris. This makes the white sand dunes easy to walk on.

Last Updated: September 13, 2009 at 22:20 EST