More info for Trinity Site.
Event:
Trinity Site Tour
Where:
Trinity Site, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Event dates:
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Admission:
Free (this might change)
Description:
Visit the spot where in 1945 the first atomic bomb exploded. This is more of an open house day rather than a guided tour. There are no ceremonies or speakers at the site.
How to get there:
You can enter the Range through the Stallion Range Center gate, which is located five miles south of U.S. Highway 380, off of Interstate 25 at the San Antonio, N.M. exit.
From Las Cruces, take I-25 north and get off at the San Antonio exit. The exit is about 12 miles south of Socorro.
The Stallion gate is open during each open house from 8 am to 2 pm. At the gate, visitors will receive literature about Trinity Site, and will be allowed to drive without military escort the final 17 miles to Trinity Site. The road is paved and will be marked.
Alternatively, you can join the caravan organized by the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce. The caravan forms at the Tularosa High School parking lot in Tularosa. The line-up starts at 7 am and leaves promptly at 8 am. It is an 85-mile drive to the site from Tularosa, and there are no services on the route or at the site. The caravan is led by White Sands personnel once it gets onto the missile range. It is scheduled to leave for the return trip between 12.30 and 1 pm.
All adults must show a photo ID when entering the missile range. All vehicles are subject to search and should be carrying proof of insurance and current registration papers. Weapons are prohibited on White Sands Missile Range land.
Food and souvenirs are sold at the site.
More info:
+ Trinity Site
+ White Sands Missile Range Public Affairs Office (575) 678-1134
+
http://www.wsmr.army.mil/PAO/Trinity/Pages/default.aspx
+ Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce contact number (575) 437-6120
This Trip in April is still free.
This will be an all day trip. It will be at least 4 hours to get there. Possible gas stop in San Antonio, NM.
