This Land Is Your Land from skyscraper-tall sand dunes to historic seashell forts, algae-lit caves to fern-blanketed rain forests—for 100 years the National Park Service has preserved our most beautiful places, our history, and our common values. To celebrate, we explore the unsung sites, go behind the scenes of your favorite trails, and share a story as timeless as the land itself.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KAYLA SNELL/STOCKSY UNITED
* White Sands National Monument
The New Mexico park’s iconic picnic tables are located off the aptly named Dunes Drive.
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