Event:
White Sands Sunset Strolls
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Daily (there are
exceptions) one hour before sunset.
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:
Map Talks
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Every Saturday and
Sunday at 1.30 pm
Description:
Join a ranger in
the visitor center courtyard to have your questions answered and
pick up tips for enjoying your stay at White Sands national
Monument.
Program is free.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Skins & Skulls
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Offered daily from
Memorial Day through Labor Day and on weekends the rest of the
year.
Program starts at 3:00 pm.
Description:
Join a ranger in
the visitor center courtyard for a 20-minute talk about the
amazing animals of White Sands. Rangers will have pelts, skulls,
and other props to provide you an up-close look and feel of the
elusive wildlife of White Sands.
Program is free.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Crafty Kids
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Offered every Sunday
at 2 pm.
Description:
Kids, make a take home craft!
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Hike Smart!
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Offered Saturdays
from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Program starts at 5:00 pm.
Description:
Bring the whole
family and join a ranger to learn orienteering and more.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Thursday, May 23,
2013 - 8:00 pm
Description:
Hike the moonlit
dunes with a ranger.
Reservations are required and
accepted 2 weeks in advance of the hike.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Night
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Friday, May 24, 2013 -
8.30 pm
Description:
Listen to music,
learn about the monument, and enjoy the beauty of moonlit dunes.
Monument entrance fees apply:
$3.00 per person 16 and older
No additional fee for program.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, May 26, 2013
- 5 pm
Description:
Hike with a
ranger to the source of the sands and learn about the formation
of the dunes.
A three-hour trip to the
gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero.
Reservations required.
Special fees apply: $3 per adult, $1.50 per person for 15 and
under.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, June 22,
2013 - 8:00 pm
Description:
Hike the moonlit
dunes with a ranger.
Reservations are required and
accepted 2 weeks in advance of the hike.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Night
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, June 23, 2013 -
8.30 pm
Description:
Listen to music,
learn about the monument, and enjoy the beauty of moonlit dunes.
Monument entrance fees apply:
$3.00 per person 16 and older
No additional fee for program.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, June 29,
2013 - 9 am
Description:
Hike with a
ranger to the source of the sands and learn about the formation
of the dunes.
A three-hour trip to the
gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero.
Reservations required.
Special fees apply: $3 per adult, $1.50 per person for 15 and
under.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, July 21, 2013
- 8:00 pm
Description:
Hike the moonlit
dunes with a ranger.
Reservations are required and
accepted 2 weeks in advance of the hike.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Night
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Monday, July 22, 2013 -
8.30 pm
Description:
Listen to music,
learn about the monument, and enjoy the beauty of moonlit dunes.
Monument entrance fees apply:
$3.00 per person 16 and older
No additional fee for program.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, July 28, 2013
- 9 am
Description:
Hike with a
ranger to the source of the sands and learn about the formation
of the dunes.
A three-hour trip to the
gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero.
Reservations required.
Special fees apply: $3 per adult, $1.50 per person for 15 and
under.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Tuesday, August 20,
2013 - 7:30 pm
Description:
Hike the moonlit
dunes with a ranger.
Reservations are required and
accepted 2 weeks in advance of the hike.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Night
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 -
8.00 pm
Description:
Listen to music,
learn about the monument, and enjoy the beauty of moonlit dunes.
Monument entrance fees apply:
$3.00 per person 16 and older
No additional fee for program.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, August 31,
2013 - 9 am
Description:
Hike with a
ranger to the source of the sands and learn about the formation
of the dunes.
A three-hour trip to the
gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero.
Reservations required.
Special fees apply: $3 per adult, $1.50 per person for 15 and
under.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Wednesday, September
18, 2013 - 7:00 pm
Description:
Hike the moonlit
dunes with a ranger.
Reservations are required and
accepted 2 weeks in advance of the hike.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Night
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Thursday, September
19, 2013 - 7.00 pm
Description:
Listen to music,
learn about the monument, and enjoy the beauty of moonlit dunes.
Monument entrance fees apply:
$3.00 per person 16 and older
No additional fee for program.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
22nd Annual White Sands Balloon
Invitational
Where:
White Sands / Alamogordo, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday - Sunday,
September 21 and 22, 2013
Description:
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.
More info:
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Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce
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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 29,
2013 - 4 pm
Description:
Hike with a
ranger to the source of the sands and learn about the formation
of the dunes.
A three-hour trip to the
gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero.
Reservations required.
Special fees apply: $3 per adult, $1.50 per person for 15 and
under.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Trinity Site Tour
Where:
Trinity Site, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, October 5, 2013
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 football field 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
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White
Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office (575) 678-1134
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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.
Event:
Full Moon Hike
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Thursday, October 17,
2013 - 6:30 pm
Description:
Hike the moonlit
dunes with a ranger.
Reservations are required and
accepted 2 weeks in advance of the hike.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Bike Ride
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Friday, October 18, 2013 -
8 pm
Description:
Take a leisurely
bike ride through the monument.
No cars are allowed in the
monument during the event.
Reservations are required and
accepted one month in advance of the bike ride.
Special fees apply:
$5.00 per person 16 and older
$2.50 per person 15 and younger
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Full Moon Night
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, October 19, 2013 -
6.30 pm
Description:
Listen to music,
learn about the monument, and enjoy the beauty of moonlit dunes.
Monument entrance fees apply:
$3.00 per person 16 and older
No additional fee for program.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Sunrise Photography
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
October 26, 2013 -
6:15 am
Description:
Join a ranger
for an early morning program focused on amateur sunrise
photography.
Reservations are required two
weeks in advance of the hike.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, October 27,
2013 - 9 am
Description:
Hike with a
ranger to the source of the sands and learn about the formation
of the dunes.
A three-hour trip to the
gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero.
Reservations required.
Special fees apply: $3 per adult, $1.50 per person for 15 and
under.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Saturday, November
23, 2013 - 10 am
Description:
Hike with a
ranger to the source of the sands and learn about the formation
of the dunes.
A three-hour trip to the
gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero.
Reservations required.
Special fees apply: $3 per adult, $1.50 per person for 15 and
under.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Holiday Open House
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
December 6, 2013 -
From 5 pm to 8 pm
Description:
Join us to
celebrate the holiday season.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Lake Lucero Tour
Where:
White Sands, New Mexico
Event
dates:
Sunday, December 29,
2013 - 10 am
Description:
Hike with a
ranger to the source of the sands and learn about the formation
of the dunes.
A three-hour trip to the
gypsum crystal beds of Lake Lucero.
Reservations required.
Special fees apply: $3 per adult, $1.50 per person for 15 and
under.
More info:
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NPS.gov
Event:
Bataan Memorial Death
March
Where:
White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Event
dates:
March ?, 2014
Description:
Choose between
two routes, 26.2 miles or 15.2 miles. The 23rd 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
