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Best Hiking Trails in White Sands National Park

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  1. 1
    White Sands Loop via Backcountry Camping Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.6 mi
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    White Sands Backcountry Camping Trailhead via Alkali Flat Trail and Loop Drive
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 3.1 mi
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    Alkali Flat Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.3 mi
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    White Sands Loop via Alkali Flat Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ EASY 4.8 mi
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    Playa Loop via Dune Life Nature Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 1.3 mi
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    Amphitheater via Dunes Drive
    ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 6.1 mi
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    Alkali Flat Trail
    ★ ★ ★ EASY 2.2 mi
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    Chihuahuan Desert via Dunes Drive
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.8 mi
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    Michael and Michelle 3 years, 5 months ago
    Alkali Flats Trail
    There’s nothing like this place. Pictures won’t do it justice in any way. Lots of ups and downs across 30-50 foot dunes in often soft sand. Harder than many hikes twice the distance. Check the weather and winds before coming. Sunscreen and water a must.
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    theKumquatOfParadise 4 years, 3 months ago
    Alkali Loop (short version)
    Amazing. Beautiful. Brilliant. Hot.
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    theKumquatOfParadise 4 years, 3 months ago
    Alkali Loop (short version)
    Amazing. Beautiful. Brilliant. Hot.
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    theKumquatOfParadise 4 years, 4 months ago
    Alkali Loop (short version)
    Amazing. Beautiful. Brilliant. Hot.
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    Christi 4 years, 4 months ago
    Dunes Drive to Alkali Flat Trail, Otero County, NM, USA
    Amazing, beautiful, surreal. Don’t pass it by.
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    dave 5 years ago
    Alkali Flat Loop
    Spectacular!!!!! We didn’t do the whole loop but what we saw was fantastic. Advice: figure out how much water you might need worst case. Double that then multiply by a random integer > 1. You will still come home thirsty. Seriously worth it though.
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    coldcoldworld 6 years, 5 months ago
    White Sands NP
    It is a beautifully unique hike.
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    jerryarp1 7 years, 1 month ago
    Track (6/7/19, 4:04:06PM)
    Very pretty, RV camping looks great !
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    taligillaustern 2 years, 3 months ago
    White Sands Part1 4/13/24 6.5hrs 10:25am-4:46pm (6.8mi, 918’)
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    kyle 2 years, 6 months ago
    White sands (1/20/24, 2:51:42PM)
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    kyle 2 years, 6 months ago
    White sands (1/20/24, 2:51:42PM)
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    kyle 2 years, 6 months ago
    White sands (1/20/24, 2:51:42PM)
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    mrnickzel 3 years ago
    White sands
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    mrnickzel 3 years ago
    Drive
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    mrnickzel 3 years ago
    Boardwalk, white sands
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    millermg 3 years, 3 months ago
    Dune Life Nature, Otero County, NM, USA
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    SunnyRisa 3 years, 8 months ago
    White Sands Loop via Alkali Flat Trail
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    manuelcbs 3 years, 8 months ago
    Alkali Flat
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    Melissa 3 years, 10 months ago
    White Sands Loop via Alkali Flat Trail
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    mlaverman 4 years, 2 months ago
    Track (5/1/22, 5:29:22AM)
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    futureyegg 4 years, 2 months ago
    Interdune Boardwalk
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    futureyegg 4 years, 2 months ago
    White Sands Backcountry Camping Trail
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    futureyegg 4 years, 2 months ago
    Playa Trail
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    futureyegg 4 years, 2 months ago
    Dune Life Nature Trailhead
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    gvaughn 4 years, 4 months ago
    Alkali Flats Trail
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    dapinak 4 years, 5 months ago
    White sands backcountry camping trail
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    alanm47894 4 years, 6 months ago
    Playa Trail White Sands National Park
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    screechowl 4 years, 7 months ago
    Track (12/15/21, 3:19:02PM)
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    mattveatch 4 years, 8 months ago
    White Sands NP Backcountry Trail
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    danvdr 4 years, 10 months ago
    Backpacking loop
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    info 4 years, 11 months ago
    Track (8/18/21, 7:28:27AM)
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    David Angell 5 years ago
    White Sands
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    corriehendrix 5 years, 2 months ago
    White Sands Loop via Backcountry Camping Trail
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    jcawley 5 years, 2 months ago
    Track (9/5/21, 7:03:19AM)
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    murshedrph 5 years, 3 months ago
    Chihuahuan Desert via Dunes Drive
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    jbsmith1145 5 years, 4 months ago
    White Sands Loop via Alkali Flat Trail
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    bless_this_mess 5 years, 7 months ago
    Alkalai Flat
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    bless_this_mess 5 years, 7 months ago
    Alkalai Flat
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    hideyukiban 5 years, 8 months ago
    Track (11/16/20, 2:53:48PM)White Sands N.P. Photo Trip
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    frank14800 5 years, 10 months ago
    White Sands Loop via Backcountry Camping Trail
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    meledbetter 5 years, 11 months ago
    White Sands
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    Tromp 6 years, 4 months ago
    Heart of the Sands, Otero County, NM
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    ajmartist.am 6 years, 5 months ago
    2/15/2020 12:48pm
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    gvaughn 6 years, 10 months ago
    West film lot sunset
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    Michael 7 years, 2 months ago
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