• Dune Life Nature Trail - The Dune Life Nature Trail is a brief and easy path, taking approximately 30 minutes to finish. Visitors can enjoy the distinctive sand dunes while gaining insights into the local ecosystem through educational signs.
• Alkali Flat Trail - The Alkali Flat Trail is a 5-mile round-trip path, usually requiring 2-3 hours to complete. It presents a more demanding hike through vast white sand dunes, leading to a dry, salt-covered alkali flat. The trail offers breathtaking views of the surrounding scenery and is ideal for adventurous hikers seeking a secluded desert adventure.
• Backcountry Camping Trailhead - The Backcountry Camping Trail extends 10-12 miles, generally taking 6-8 hours to complete one way. This trail provides a remote wilderness experience for hikers wishing to camp away from developed areas.
• Interdune Boardwalk - The Interdune Boardwalk is a short, accessible path, typically a quarter-mile in length, allowing visitors to explore sand dunes and their surrounding ecosystem.

• Toll free phone, chat and email support
• Pre-download and tour offline
• In-app, web and PDF trip planners
• Location-based stories, tips & directions
• Buy once, use forever with free updates
• GuideAlong (GyPSy Guide) Audio Tour with 69+ points
• Flexible routes with suggested itineraries or create your own

• Entry Fees, National Park Passes, Reservations

Note: This tour involves a 5-mile hike.

Download GuideAlong’s self-guided driving and walking audio tour of White Sands National Park to explore the breathtaking white dunes, stunning mountain vistas, and rich cultural history of the world’s largest gypsum dunefield. Embark on the Alkali Flat Trail to an ancient lakebed, witness the convergence of dunes and desert on the Dune Life Nature Trail, and enjoy the informative Interdune Boardwalk.

Uncover tales of fossilized footprints, native warriors, a salt war, and the creation of the atomic bomb as you wander through New Mexico’s shimmering white sands.

Experience the freedom to explore offline at your own pace, allowing more time at places that captivate you and skipping those that don’t.

• Location-based stories, tips, and directions play automatically
• Travel at your own pace
• Tour offline using GPS. No cell service or WiFi required
• Suggested itineraries for half, full, or multi-day use
• No time limits or expiry, with free updates

Purchase one tour per vehicle.

• How to Access: After booking you’ll receive an email and text with instructions (search “Download Audio Tour”). Click the link in the email/text to sign in with your preferred Apple or Google account and redeem your voucher code ahead of time.
• Download The GuideAlong App: Download the free app over WiFi or cellular data and sign in with the same Apple or Google account.
• Download The Tour: Download the tour in the GuideAlong app under ‘My Tours’ over WiFi or cellular data.
• Start The Tour: Open the tour in the GuideAlong app to preview the start locations, tour route and trip planner, or start the tour.
• Location-Based Stories: Audio commentary plays automatically as you drive using your phone’s GPS chip. Wherever you are and whichever direction you’re going, you’ll hear the best stories and tips.
• Flexible Travel Date: Tours are a one-time purchase with no expiry or date/time limit. If your plans change to a different day, there’s no need to change your travel date.
• Tour at Your Leisure: With GuideAlong, you control the pace. Start, stop, and resume the tour any day, anytime, adapting it to your schedule.
• Driving Tours: Group Savings: One purchase covers everyone in the vehicle, making it a cost-effective way to explore.
• Works Offline: No internet or cell service is required once the audio tour is downloaded to your phone, so you can relax and tour offline.
• Bring A Charger: Pack a USB/C car charger for charging and easy sound connectivity, and make sure your device is fully charged.
• Technical Support: The GuideAlong support team is available daily by toll-free phone, online chat, and email.
• The app’s audio will play through your car’s Apple CarPlay and Android Auto display, while the app’s map will display on your phone. You can connect your phone to the car via Bluetooth to listen to the commentary through the car stereo.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.