But the most thing to do at White Sands National Park? Sledding! You can go sledding down the slopes of gypsum sand in the park, using saucers you either bring with you or purchase at the gift shop.

There’s a vast expanse in New Mexico where you can hike barefoot, sled any time of the year and feel like you're on another planet. Welcome to White Sands National Park. A national monument ...

the second-largest gypsum dune field in the world, Cuatro Ciénegas in Mexico, is only 8 square miles). Hiking and sledding over this vast white expanse of powder is a singular, otherworldly experience ...