White Sands National Monument
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member chstress53
N 32° 46.659 W 106° 10.296
13S E 390277 N 3627245
Formal recognition for the uniqueness of the white sands of southern New Mexico came on January 18, 1933, when President Herbert Hoover, acting under the authority of the "Antiquities Act of 1906", proclaimed and established a White Sands National Monument.
Waymark Code: WM8V1
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Jeremy
Views: 71

Hours of Operation

The Monument is open daily, except Christmas.

Summer hours (Memorial Day through mid-August):
Visitor Center 8 AM - 7 PM,
Dunes Drive 7 AM - 9 PM.
Winter hours:
Visitor Center 8 AM - 5:00 PM,
Dunes Drive 7 AM - sunset.
The Monument entrance fee is $3.00 per person 17 and over (good for 7 days). Entrance fees are collected at the entrance station on the Dunes Drive. Other fees apply to organized groups.
Address:
Route 82
Alamogordo, New Mexico USA
88330


NPS Web Page for this Station: [Web Link]

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