White Sands & Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
Gypsum Dunes & Underground Cathedrals
Blinding-white sand dunes and one of the world's great cave systems.
At a glance · 5 reasons to go
Why White Sands & Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico.
Sled the blinding-white gypsum dunes.
Descend into Carlsbad Caverns' vast chambers.
Watch a summer evening bat flight.
Sunset light show across the dunes.
Two surreal New Mexico wonders in one trip.
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New Mexico hides two surreal wonders — White Sands, where you sled across blinding-white gypsum dunes, and Carlsbad Caverns, a cathedral-sized underground world where, on summer evenings, hundreds of thousands of bats spiral out at dusk.
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Safety Overview
White Sands & Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico
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Reviewed: 2026-06-06
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