We crossed over the border from Arizona to New Mexico heading towards the newly appointed White Sands National Park. We stayed at Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, about 30 minutes outside of White Sands NP.
New Mexico State Parks are so affordable! We only paid $10 for a campsite that included a covered picnic table, fire ring and use of the amenities (a nice hot shower). We spent the day cleaning up ourselves and the car before heading towards White Sands NP.
When we got to White Sands NP, we took our usual picture in front of the sign and started on the Dunes Drive through the park. It was cool to see the road go from paved to partially sandy and then completely white as we drove deeper into the sand dunes. They offer sleds for purchase at the visitors center for those that want to sled down the sand hills. We opted not to do that as we thought it was a bit gimmicky. There were a lot of people sledding around us though, definitely a thing for families with young children.
We pulled off in a quieter area so we could get out and take pictures on the dunes without anyone around. We got a shot of Yogi, driving on the edge of a sand hill and I got a Boomerang of me throwing sand in the air like it was snow. It was Christmas time so I had to celebrate accordingly.
After White Sands NP, we started making our way to Guadalupe National Park.
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