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Ranger-Guided Walk of Ice Age Trail

White Sands National Park · New Mexico

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Next time

Wednesday, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM

Local time at the park

About this program

Join park rangers on a guided walk of 0.8-mile Ice Age Trail (formerly the Playa Trail) where you can learn about the Pleistocene landscape, its mammal and human inhabitants, and how the fossilized footprints were first discovered in the park.

Where to meet
Meet at the Ice Age Trail parking lot located approximately 2.5 miles from the visitor center.

From the National Park Service.

Upcoming dates

  • Wednesday, Oct 2810:00 AM

Schedule from the White Sands National Park, checked daily. Programs can change, so check before you go.

At the park that day

Sunset

6:19 PM

Wednesday

No closures or road changes reported within 20 miles in the last week.

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