NM · Southwest · 2026 exact answer
Dunes Drive safety corridor at White Sands: what applies in 2026?
Direct answer
Dunes Drive safety corridor: no stopping or leaving your vehicle between mile 3 and mile 5.5
Exact conditions
- Status
- Not required; the stated access rule still applies
- Applies to
- vehicles
- Place or corridor
- Dunes Drive between mile marker 3 and mile marker 5.5
- Effective dates
- January 27, 2026 through December 31, 2026
- Release model
- first come
Exceptions and limits
- Visitors may drive through the corridor; they may not stop, park or exit the vehicle without written consent or law-enforcement direction.
- The Interdune Boardwalk is closed because of the active safety corridor.
- Sledding is closed at the interdune boardwalk area and surrounding dunes.
Official source
National Park Service · reviewed August 27, 2026
Dunes Drive is open. A safety corridor is in effect between mile marker 3 and 5.5 along Dunes Drive. Visitors may drive but not stop or exit their vehicle in this area.
Alerts & Conditions - White Sands National Park