Event:
White Sands Sunset Stroll Nature
Walks
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Daily (there are
exceptions)
Call the
monument to confirm 575-679-2599 ext 236
Description:
The Sunset Strolls
focus on the plants, animals, and geology of the dune field. A
great opportunity for photographing the dunes at sunset.
Nature Walks begin at the "Sunset Stroll" sign along the Dunes
Drive, about 5 miles from Visitor Center.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Patio Talks
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Every Saturday and
Sunday at 1.30 pm
Description:
Join a ranger on
the visitor center patio to have your questions answered and
pick up tips for enjoying your stay at White Sands national
Monument.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Dunes at Dawn Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, February
11, 2012 at 7:15 am - Registration will open on January 28, 2012
Description:
Come join a ranger
to see the first rays of the morning sun push over the
Sacramento Mountains and learn about the formation of the sands
and the special plants and animals that live in and around the
dunes on this early morning hike.
The hikes are scheduled once a month from November through
April. Reservations are required and is limited to 40
participants. Group size per reservation is limited to no more
than 5 people.
The registration period will open two weeks before each
scheduled hike and the registration form will be available for
download during that time until the hike is full. Once capacity
has been met, the form will no longer be available.
Please bear in mind that these events can be very popular and
often fill up within just a few hours after registration opens.
Reservations are taken in the order in which they are received.
To improve your chances of obtaining a place on the hike, submit
your form as early as possible.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, February 26,
2012 - 2 pm
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Dunes at Dawn Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, March 10,
2012 at 7:15 am - Registration will open on February 25, 2012
Description:
Come join a
ranger to see the first rays of the morning sun push over the
Sacramento Mountains and learn about the formation of the sands
and the special plants and animals that live in and around the
dunes on this early morning hike.
The hikes are scheduled once a month from November through
April. Reservations are required and is limited to 40
participants. Group size per reservation is limited to no more
than 5 people.
The registration period will open two weeks before each
scheduled hike and the registration form will be available for
download during that time until the hike is full. Once capacity
has been met, the form will no longer be available.
Please bear in mind that these events can be very popular and
often fill up within just a few hours after registration opens.
Reservations are taken in the order in which they are received.
To improve your chances of obtaining a place on the hike, submit
your form as early as possible.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
Bataan Memorial Death
March
Where:
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Description:
Choose between
two routes, 26.2 miles or 15.2 miles. The 22nd annual Bataan
Memorial Death March is conducted in honor of the World War II
veterans who defended the Philippine Islands.
Reservations required.
More info:
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Military at White Sands / Bataan
Online
registration and everything:
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Bataanmarch.com
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, March 31,
2012 - 9 am
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Archaeology Day
Where:
Branigan Cultural Center, 501 North Main Street, Las
Cruces, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, April ?, 2012
Description:
The Branigan
Cultural Center is partnering with a dozen other local and
national humanities agencies for its second annual Archaeology
Day on April ? from 10am to 2pm.
"This will be a dynamic event with lots of opportunities for
families to learn about the diverse world of archaeology," said
Andy Albertson, the Branigan's Curator of Education. "We have a
packed program planned with excited hands-on activities and
demonstrations offered by partners from all over the region."
Participants will be able to make their own arrowheads, pigment
paint, rope, and weaving, as well as grind corn, throw atlatls
(a prehistoric weapon), construct a coiled pot, start a fire
using flint and steel, and learn about the importance of
archaeology to unearthing the past.
The partners working with the Branigan to present Archaeology
Day include the Bureau of Land Management, CARTA, the City of
Las Cruces, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces Museum of
Natural History, Mesilla Valley Weavers Guild, the National Park
Service / White Sands National Monument, NMSU Museum and the US
Forest Service.
More info:
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las-cruces.org/museums
Event:
Trinity Site Tour
Where:
Trinity Site, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, April 7,
2012
From 8 a.m. to
2 p.m
Admission:
There is no
admission fee for this event.
Description:
Visit the spot
where in 1945 the first atomic bomb exploded. This is more of an
open house day rather than a guided tour. There are no ceremonies or
speakers at the site.
How to get
there:
You can enter the Range through the
Stallion Range Center gate, which is located five miles south of
U.S. Highway 380, off of Interstate 25 at the San Antonio, N.M.
exit.
From Las Cruces, take I-25 north and get off at the San Antonio
exit. The exit is about 12 miles south of Socorro.
The Stallion gate is open
during each open house from 8 am to 2 pm. At the gate, visitors
will receive literature about Trinity Site, and will be allowed
to drive without military escort the final 17 miles to Trinity
Site. The road is paved and will be marked.
Alternatively, you can join the caravan organized by the
Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce. The caravan forms at the
Tularosa High School parking lot in Tularosa. The line-up starts at 7 am
and leaves promptly at 8 am. It is an 85-mile drive to the site from
Tularosa, and there are no services on the route or at the site.
The caravan is led by White Sands personnel once it gets onto
the missile range. It is scheduled to leave for the return trip
between 12.30 and 1 pm.
All adults must show a photo ID when entering the missile range.
All vehicles are subject to search and should be carrying proof
of insurance and current registration papers. Weapons are
prohibited on White Sands Missile Range land.
Food and souvenirs are sold at the site.
More info:
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Trinity Site
+
White
Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office (575) 678-1134
+
White Sands Missile Range Web Site
+ Alamogordo Chamber of
Commerce contact number (575) 437-6120
If you wish to take the bus to Trinity Site, call this number
for bus ticket price and more info.
Dunes at Dawn Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, April 14,
2012 at 7:15 am - Registration will open on March 31, 2012
Description:
Come join a
ranger to see the first rays of the morning sun push over the
Sacramento Mountains and learn about the formation of the sands
and the special plants and animals that live in and around the
dunes on this early morning hike.
The hikes are scheduled once a month from November through
April. Reservations are required and is limited to 40
participants. Group size per reservation is limited to no more
than 5 people.
The registration period will open two weeks before each
scheduled hike and the registration form will be available for
download during that time until the hike is full. Once capacity
has been met, the form will no longer be available.
Please bear in mind that these events can be very popular and
often fill up within just a few hours after registration opens.
Reservations are taken in the order in which they are received.
To improve your chances of obtaining a place on the hike, submit
your form as early as possible.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, April 22,
2012 - 9 am
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Description:
Have you ever
wondered what the dunes look like under the glow of the moon?
Join a ranger for a full moon hike and see firsthand the dunes
in a whole new light.
The full moon hikes are free of charge, but reservations are
required. Reservations will only be accepted during the
registration period (two weeks prior to the scheduled hike), and
remember, please make your reservations early because only 40
participants are allowed per trip. Trip details will be given
out to registered participants.
Program is free; monument entrance fees apply.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, May 26,
2012 - 5 pm
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, June 30,
2012 - 5 pm
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, July 29, 2012
- 5 pm
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, August 25,
2012 - 5 pm
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
21th Annual White Sands Balloon
Invitational
Where:
White Sands / Alamogordo, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Friday - Sunday, September
?, 2012
Description:
The festivities begin with a
reception for sponsors, pilots and chase crew at the Willie
Estrada Civic Center on September 16.
Launch time is 7:00 am on
Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. Launch will be from
various sites in Alamogordo and also at the White Sands National
Monument.
A balloon glow will be
attempted the evening of September ?th, again, weather
permitting.
More info:
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Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce
+
Photos, info, and recap of the Hot Air
Balloon Invitational in previous years
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, September 23,
2012 - 9 am
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, October 27,
2012 - 9 am
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Dunes at Dawn Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, November
10, 2012 at 7:15 am - Registration will open on October 27, 2012
Description:
Come join a
ranger to see the first rays of the morning sun push over the
Sacramento Mountains and learn about the formation of the sands
and the special plants and animals that live in and around the
dunes on this early morning hike.
The hikes are scheduled once a month from November through
April. Reservations are required and is limited to 40
participants. Group size per reservation is limited to no more
than 5 people.
The registration period will open two weeks before each
scheduled hike and the registration form will be available for
download during that time until the hike is full. Once capacity
has been met, the form will no longer be available.
Please bear in mind that these events can be very popular and
often fill up within just a few hours after registration opens.
Reservations are taken in the order in which they are received.
To improve your chances of obtaining a place on the hike, submit
your form as early as possible.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour - 2 Tours!
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, November
24, 2012 -
10 am AND 2 pm
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Dunes at Dawn Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, December
15, 2012 at 7:15 am - Registration will open on December 1, 2012
Description:
Come join a
ranger to see the first rays of the morning sun push over the
Sacramento Mountains and learn about the formation of the sands
and the special plants and animals that live in and around the
dunes on this early morning hike.
The hikes are scheduled once a month from November through
April. Reservations are required and is limited to 40
participants. Group size per reservation is limited to no more
than 5 people.
The registration period will open two weeks before each
scheduled hike and the registration form will be available for
download during that time until the hike is full. Once capacity
has been met, the form will no longer be available.
Please bear in mind that these events can be very popular and
often fill up within just a few hours after registration opens.
Reservations are taken in the order in which they are received.
To improve your chances of obtaining a place on the hike, submit
your form as early as possible.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour - 2 Tours!
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, December 30,
2012 -
10 am AND 2 pm
Description:
A three-hour
trip to the gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero. See where all
the white sand comes from.
Reservations required.
More info:
+
NPS.gov
