White Sands National Park
National park in Otero and Doña Ana counties in New Mexico, United States.
Attractions near Butterfield Park
Worth the trip from Butterfield Park: White Sands National Park, 21 mi off
Roughly 660K visitors a year make it to White Sands National Park. None of our places to visit is inside Butterfield Park; 5 are within 40 miles. Look for 2 museums, a national park and a state park. The trip to Sun Bowl Stadium is 44 mi.
Attractions nearby
19
within 60 miles
The big one
21 mi
White Sands National Park
National park units
2
parks & monuments
National Park · 21 mi northeast
White Sands National Park
National park in Otero and Doña Ana counties in New Mexico, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map
Plotted on the map
The map puts most of the 5 to the south.
Orange: Butterfield Park. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Everything nearby
All the places to visit
These 19 are all within 60 miles.
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5New Mexico Museum of Space History
Aviation museum in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States.
6Chamizal National Memorial
Historic district in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.
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8Western Playland
Amusement park in Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States.
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13War Eagles Air Museum
Aviation museum in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, United States.
14Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
Cultural history and natural history museum.
The Toy Train Depot
Toy store and railway museum in Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States.
El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center
Holocaust museum in El Paso, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Butterfield Park → · Butterfield Park’s history →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
White Sands National Park: uncredited NPS employee, Public domain · Sun Bowl Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Hueco Tanks: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 · Franklin Mountains State Park: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · New Mexico Museum of Space History: AllenS, Public domain · Chamizal National Memorial: Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Plaza Theatre: Donitza Marie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Western Playland: Dimples915, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alameda Park Zoo: AllenS, Public domain · El Paso Museum of Art: Wmpearl, Public domain · War Eagles Air Museum: 先従隗始, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · El Paso Museum of Archaeology: Susan Barnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · El Paso Museum of History: Zereshk, Public domain · The Toy Train Depot: Original uploader was Madmaxmarchhare at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
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