National GeographicAug 4
Everything You Should Know About Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Texas’s highest peak crowns a 260-million-year-old fossil reef in this remote park, where the Chihuahuan Desert gives way to limestone canyons, dark skies, and the finest fall foliage in the Southwest ...
Nearest lodging option, basic but functional
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- White’s City Cavern InnHotelNearest lodging option, basic but functional
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- Guadalupe Peak TrailTrailGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesSand-to-summit trek gaining 3,000 feet, allow six to eight hours
- Devil's HallTrailGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesThreads up a limestone wash into a narrow slot canyon
- McKittrick Canyon TrailTrailGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesFollows a gentle, shaded canyon floor to the Pratt Cabin
- Pratt CabinSightGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesHistoric stone cabin tucked in a limestone grotto
- The NotchSightGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesOffers sweeping ridge views
- Smith Spring TrailTrailGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesPark's best easy walk, ending at a spring-fed oasis
- The Bowl TrailTrailGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesClimbs to a sheltered, pine-forested basin above 8,000 feet
- El Capitan OverlookSightGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesStraight-on view of the park’s iconic limestone face
- Salt Basin DunesSightGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesOffer exceptional sunrise and sunset photography
- Frijole Ranch History MuseumMuseumGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesOffers interpretive exhibits on Mescalero Apache history
- Tejas TrailTrailGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesPermit required for backcountry camping
- The GrottoSightGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesOpen face of a small cave with stone tables and benches
- Pinery TrailTrailGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesStroller-friendly trail to Butterfield Station Ruins
- Frijole Ranch Cultural MuseumMuseumGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesEngaging history from Native American and early ranching generations
- Pine Springs CampgroundPlaceGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesTent and RV sites adjacent to visitor center
- Dog Canyon CampgroundPlaceGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesOffers solitude and cooler temperatures in remote north section
- Pine Springs Visitor CenterSightGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesEntrance fee collected here, issues backcountry permits
- Manzanita SpringSightGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesDraws concentrations of birds
- Manzanita Spring spurTrailGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United StatesShort, suitable for all ages, reliable for wildlife sightings
- Carlsbad Caverns National ParkPlaceCarlsbad, United StatesPair with Guadalupe Mountains for a longer trip
- Hunter Line ShackSightGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United States
- Butterfield Station RuinsSightGuadalupe Mountains National Park, United States