White Sands Missile Range – Trinity Site

This is a review of only Trinity Site. Amazing historical, military and scientific site. We were in awe. Tip: You don’t need to prove citizenship to enter. A state drivers license is adequate. Don’t bother trying to get there when it first opens at 8:00. There’s a long line of cars then. Come around 10 or 11 for easy entry. Wear comfortable shoes for lots of walking required. Wear a hat for protection from the sun.

What a spectacular presentation for the beginning of the nuclear weapons age. The Trinity Nuclear Test Site is only open to the public two days per year due to the it’s location within the White Sands Missle Range where bombing and testing of explosives (and other stuff) are conducted. The pictures, displays and overall presentation are first rate. And the National Park Service, US Military, and local police present the displays, direct traffic, assist visitors, and provide security for the visitors & the Missle Range facility. We even had fun observing the brain dead «anti-​nuclear» demonstrators that were kept outside the Missle Range area. WELL DONE ALL!!!

«OK For A Quick Visit»
June 30, 2015
Only open twice a year for the first Saturdays in April and October.
Have to get to the Stallion Gate of White Sands Missile Range by like 8:00 AM to be led in.
No services at the site except porta-​johns.
Not really much to see other than the depression that was formed by the a bomb and what was once the suspending tower.
The government hangs photos of the blast on the fence. Don’t pick up anything! There are still radioactive materials on the ground!!!

My tour guide took me there. No photos allowed until you reach the missile museum.
To my surprise, they got little fat man and patriots.

It’s in the middle of nowhere, but certainly worth a day to visit if you’re interested in U.S. history or the atomic age. Currently, it is only open once a year (in April) so plan ahead. The annual open house seems pretty well organized, between the National Park Service and U.S. Army public affairs, and they have port-​a-​potties, water and emergency services available, but there is no food for sale.

At the time I went it was only available for the general public to see under a controlled environment of once a year.
I took this unique opportunity and personally really enjoyed it due to the history and the unique beauty of the mountains.
There isn’t much left at the site other than the ground zero area and some artifacts preserved. Some people think this is a waste of time as it is a long drive and not as much as what they expected to see. But if you love history and the outdoors, you may just enjoy it as much as I did.
5 stars due to the exceptional location and only one place in the world to see if you are so lucky to have the right timing.
Gee I’m I still glowing from the exposure?

Open twice a year on the first Saturdays of April and October we have visited this National Historic Landmark twice. Besides the obelisk marking the bombs hypocenter there is little else to see at ground zero. Back on July 16, 1945 just three weeks before «Little Boy» and «Fat Man» were dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the American government tested its first nuclear weapon on the White Sands Missle Range south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Near the gate as you enter the ground zero area there is a massive steel encasement that was placed near the bomb that while damaged it remained intact. On the fence are placards showing the stages of the bomb in the first milliseconds following detonation. While there is not a lot to see, it is still amazing to stand here at ground zero where earth’s first nuke lit up the sky bringing on the atomic age. If you should make it on one these rare Saturday’s the Trinity Site is open, I highly recommend taking the guided tour to the McDonald Ranch House where the bomb was assembled.