White Sands National Park
Resources & Nearby Attractions
Resources & Nearby Attractions
Overview - Description - Things To Do - Maps - Where to Stay
Resources
Cities & Towns
Alamogordo, New Mexico: 16 miles northeast.
Las Cruces, New Mexico: 56 miles southwest.
El Paso, Texas: 99 miles south.
Cloudcroft & Ruidoso: 30 miles east.
Roswell, New Mexico: 133 miles northeast.
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico: 128 miles northwest,
Parks & Monuments
Carlsbad Caverns National Park: 238 miles south.
Guadalupe Mountains National Monument: 203 miles south.
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: 125 miles north.
Caballo Lake State Park: 109 miles northwest.
Oliver Lee State Park: 31 miles southeast.
Rockhound State Park: 114 miles west.
Elephant Butte Lake State Park: 134 miles northwest.
Recreation & Wilderness Areas
San Andres Wildlife Refuge: Adjoins the Monument.
Aguirre Springs National Recreation Area: 34 miles south.
Valley of Fires Recreation Area (BLM): 75 miles north.
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 135 miles northeast.
Historic & Points of Interest
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site (BLM): 51 miles north.
International Space Museum and Planetarium - Alamogordo: 16 miles east.
Toy Train Depot - Alamogordo: 16 miles east.
Alameda Park Zoo - Alamogordo: 16 miles east.
Missile Park - White Sands Missile Range: 35 miles southwest.
Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation:40 miles northeast.
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