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Guadalupe Mountains National Park |
Description:
Rising from the desert, this mountain mass contains portions of the world's most extensive and significant Permian limestone fossil reef. Also featured are a tremendous earth fault, lofty peaks, unusual flora and fauna, and a colorful record of the past. Guadalupe Peak, highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet; El Capitan, a massive limestone formation; McKittrick Canyon, with its unique flora and fauna; and the "Bowl", located in a high country conifer forest, are significant park features. Established: September 30, 1972.
Accessibility:
Headquarters Visitor Center is fully accessible; accessible rest rooms;.75 mile round trip Pinery Trail from visitor center to Butterfield Stage Ruins is accessible. Wheelchair available. McKittrick Canyon Visitor Center is accessible.
Getting Around:
Access roads to trailheads only.
Eighty-plus miles of trails, ranging in difficulty from easy to strenuous. Trails are rocky and often steep and rugged. Trails lead to Guadalupe Peak, around the base of El Capitan, up into the high country and across the top of the escarpment, and into McKittrick Canyon. Self-guided nature trails are located at McKittrick Canyon, Pinery trail
at Pine Springs and Indian Meadow Trail at Dog Canyon.
Activites:
Camping | Educational Programs | Hiking | Horseback Riding | Wilderness Area | Wildlife Viewing | Backpacking | Bird Watching | Nature Walks | And more.
Facilities:
Visitor_Centers | Picnic Areas | And more.
Nature: Fossils | Coral Reefs | Mountains | And more.
Directions to Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Plane:
Airline service to El Paso.
Car:
To Park: Headquarters Visitor Center at Pine Springs accessed via U.S. highway 62/180 between Carlsbad, NM and El Paso, TX. Dog Canyon, on the park's north side, is accessed via New Mexico state road 137.
Public Transportation
No public transportation available.
Attractions:
Living Desert Zoo and Botanical Gardens State Park, Carlsbad, NM
Carlsbad Museum and Art Gallery, Carlsbad, NM
Brantley Lake State Park, north of Carlsbad, NM
Hueco Tanks State Historical Park, north of El Paso, TX
Pecos River Beach and picnic area, Carlsbad, NM
Nearby Parks:
Carlsbad Caverns National Park (42 miles)
Chamizal National Memorial (110 miles)
White Sands National Monument
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Contact Information for Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
HC 60 Box 400
Salt Flat, TX
79847-9400
Phone: (915) 828-3251
Fax: 915-828-3269
Located in Salt Flat, TX
For more information on Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Information on this page provided by the NPS.
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