White Sands National Park | Photography Art Prints

White Sands National Park Fine Art Photography Prints for Sale

White Sands National Park Photography gallery showcases the beauty of the pure white sand dunes in this New Mexico National Park. The fine art prints you see here are the result of many trips in all seasons.

The beautiful and unique White Sands National Park is located in southern New Mexico, on the north side of U.S. Route 70, approximately 15 miles southwest of Alamogordo and 52 miles (84 km) northeast of Las Cruces in western Otero County and northeastern Doña Ana County. The park's primary feature is the field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. The gypsum dune field is the largest of its kind on Earth. The park protects 115 sq mi (300 km2) of the 275 sq mi (710 km2) dune field, about 41%, while the remaining 160 sq mi (410 km2) are located to the north within White Sands Missile Range. The depth of gypsum sand across the entire field is about 30 feet below the interdunal surface, while the tallest dunes are about 60 feet high. About 4.5 billion short tons of gypsum sand fill the dune field, which formed about 7,000–10,000 years

About White Sands


The closest commercial airport is in El Paso, Texas, about 85 miles (137 km) away. The park is situated in the Tularosa Basin with elevations ranging from 3,887 feet (1,185 m) at Lake Lucero, to 4,116 feet (1,255 m) at a former military site called NE 30. Total park acreage is 148,588 acres (232.2 sq mi; 601.3 km2) which includes a net 4,855 acres (7.6 sq mi; 19.6 km2) added in 2019 when the national park designation modified the boundaries between the park and the missile range. The missile range borders the park on all sides, with a cooperative use area designated in the park's western portion where public access is only allowed by permit. The cooperative use area includes most of the Alkali Flat region in the park's northwestern quadrant, as well as Lake Lucero and dome dunes in the southwestern quadrant. The San Andres Mountains rise beyond the park's western boundary, while Holloman Air Force Base is a short distance to the east. A rock formation called the Twin Buttes is located to the south on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.