El Capitan with blooming claret cup cacti
Blossoming claret cup cacti add a splash of color to the Chihuahuan desert. NPS/Bieri

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

National Park · Texas · National Park Service

Come experience mountains and canyons, desert and dunes, night skies and spectacular vistas within a place unlike any other. Guadalupe Mountains National Park protects the world's most extensive Permian fossil reef, the four highest peaks in Texas, an environmentally diverse collection of flora and fauna, and the stories of lives shaped through conflict, cooperation and survival.

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Phone
915-828-3251
Official site
www.nps.gov
Managed by
National Park Service

Getting there

Directions on Google Maps →

What's here

Highlights: Archeology · Ruins · Colonization and Settlement · Farming and Agriculture · Ranches · Military · US Army · Native American Heritage · Transportation · Roads, Routes and Highways · Animals · Birds · Canyons and Canyonlands · Dunes · Fire · Fossils and Paleontology · Geology · Mountains · Rock Landscapes and Features · Trails

Activities & features: Auto and ATV · Auto Off-Roading · Camping · Backcountry Camping · Car or Front Country Camping · Horse Camping (see also Horse/Stock Use) · Group Camping · RV Camping · Guided Tours · Self-Guided Tours - Walking · Hiking · Backcountry Hiking · Front-Country Hiking · Horse Trekking · Horse Camping (see also camping) · Horseback Riding · Junior Ranger Program · Wildlife Watching · Birdwatching · Museum Exhibits

Photos

  • the slat flats become flooded during monsoon months after large rain events.
    NPS/Yates
  • Fall colors in Devil's Hall
    NPS/Flores
  • Pratt Cabin in McKittrick Canyon
    NPS/Buehler
  • wildflowers blossom along The Bowl trail
    NPS Photo/Bieri
  • A metal and stone entrance sign stands in front of a building and desert mountains
    NPS/K/ Poteet

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Sources: National Park Service, Google Places · updated 2026-08-12