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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Interdune Boardwalk - White Sands National Park


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.

Trailhead and information kiosk

View toward the west

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata),
and Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentate)

The boardwalk

Lavender-leaf sundrop (Calylophus lavandulifolius)

Threadleaf snakeweed (Gutierrezia microcephala)

Skunkbush Sumac (Rhus trilobata)

Shaded benches

Vegetation stabilizes the edges of the dunefield

More vegetation

A blue lizard

Nearly to the end of the boardwalk

Soaptree Yucca and the Sacramento Mountains

More dunes and mountains

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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