Tag: White Sands National Park

• Five Favorites : Lesser Known U.S. National Parks

  

  As a family, we love visiting national parks across the country. We carry our annual park pass everywhere, tuck our national park book into backpacks, and never miss a chance to collect stamps and stickers. You could say we’re committed. Over the years, we’ve explored quite a few parks, and each one leaves us in…

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  February 24, 2026

  Outdoor Adventures

  California, Capitol Reef National Park, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, five favorites, hidden gems, hiking trails, Indiana, Indiana Dunes National Park, Lassen Volcanic National Park, national parks, New Mexico, Ohio, USA, Utah, White Sands National Park

• White Sands National Park {New Mexico}

  

  Whites Sands is a really interesting place not only because of the beautiful white of the gypsum crystal sand, but because it it entirely surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range. Because of that relationship, the national park could be closed if they are testing missiles. This is one of the country’s newer national parks,…

  grandmisadventures

  April 18, 2021

  Outdoor Adventures

  national parks, New Mexico, Southwest, USA, White Sands National Park