The Interdune Boardwalk at White Sands National Park is a 945-foot long elevated aluminum boardwalk. The boardwalk keeps people off of the delicate ecosystems prevalent in the interdune transition area between the gypsum sand and the Chihuahuan Desert.
This is a wheelchair-accessible route that we walked on our September 2021 visit to the park.
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| Trailhead and information kiosk |
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| View toward the west |
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| Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata), and Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentate) |
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| The boardwalk |
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| Lavender-leaf sundrop (Calylophus lavandulifolius) |
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| Threadleaf snakeweed (Gutierrezia microcephala) |
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| Skunkbush Sumac (Rhus trilobata) |
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| Shaded benches |
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| Vegetation stabilizes the edges of the dunefield |
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| More vegetation |
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| A blue lizard |
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| Nearly to the end of the boardwalk |
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| Soaptree Yucca and the Sacramento Mountains |
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| More dunes and mountains |
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| Another look at the lizard |
An entry fee of $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, or $15 per person is valid for seven consecutive days at White Sands National Park. Other fee payment options include the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes including the Annual Pass ($80), Senior Pass ($80 for a lifetime), Access Pass (free with a documented disability), and Military Annual Pass (free for active-duty personnel). Also available is a White Sands National Park Annual Park Pass for $45.
The White Sands National Park website is https://www.nps.gov/whsa/index.htm.
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