Exploring the National Parks · Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Visitors to White Sands National Park should be aware of the high winds in the region, which can be so severe that freeways are sometimes closed. The speakers advise visiting in the spring or fall for better weather, as summers are very hot and winters can be cold, with the wind sometimes bringing monsoonal weather.
“This National Park, and a lot of the Southwestern general, but this one, it gets really, really windy. And you'll notice as you're driving through this part of the country, they actually sometimes have to close down the freeways because of the wind.”
“But it also that crazy wind sometimes brings in lots of monsoonal weather too. Yeah, especially in the summer. And we've had to, or we were in Las Cruces once when we had to take shelter because it was so crazy. Lightning and rain and everything like that. And so it can be pretty wild around this part of the country.”
“Yeah. We just didn't want to get blown right over. It was, it was crazy. And you'll see signs as you're approaching this park, like they do close down the roads.”