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TAKE THE ROAD. KEEP THE MEMORIES.

White dunes, desert horizons

Alamogordo, New Mexico → Deming, New Mexico

Make the journey to Deming part of the experience, with White Sands offering a memorable break among the gypsum dunes.

One-way travel day

White Sands National Park · NPS Photo · Photo credits

Your dayOne-way travel day
Set out fromAlamogordo, New Mexico
DiscoverWhite Sands National Park
A DAY TO REMEMBER

The journey

Make the journey to Deming part of the experience, with White Sands offering a memorable break among the gypsum dunes.

Choose White Sands or a mountain-road detour; trying to do both can crowd the day.

Make it your day

Set out

Begin in Alamogordo and choose your route toward Deming, New Mexico.

Along the way

Make the journey to Deming part of the experience, with White Sands offering a memorable break among the gypsum dunes. Choose White Sands or a mountain-road detour; trying to do both can crowd the day.

Arrive

Finish in Deming, New Mexico. This is a one-way journey; a return drive is not included.

White dunes in foreground with sun setting behind mountain.
Sunsets are one of the most popular times to visit White Sands. Visitors can experience sunset every day of the year. · NPS Photo
Aerial of white sand dunes.
The dunes at White Sands cover 275 square miles of the Tularosa Basin. · NPS Photo

Choose the exact roads and stops when planning your drive. Check seasonal access, reservations, weather, and opening times before setting out. Photographs show the named destination or an optional stop, not every view along the drive.