Enjoy some of the darkest skies in the state—camp out under the Milky Way and gaze up at the glittering expanse of stars. Catch vibrant fall foliage in McKittrick Canyon. Visit the fern-covered Smith ...

With fewer than 220,000 visitors last year, it’s among America’s least-visited national parks, but it’s not for lack of sights. The West Texas gem is home to the highest point in the state, Guadalupe ...

Guadalupe Mountains National Park is one of the most unspoiled natural refuges in Texas, with a surprising variety of ...

Photos from Guadalupe National Park July, 7, 2021, in Culberson County, Texas. A sign on U.S. 62/180 states Guadalupe Mountains is home to big tooth maples, velvet ash, junipers ponderosa, Douglas ...

El Capitan as seen from U.S. 62/180 on July 7, 2021, in Culberson County, Texas. El Capitan peak located within Guadalupe Mountains National Park is the 10th-highest peak in Texas at 8,085 feet. El ...

Eric Leonard carries 11 liters of water in his orange backpack. Leonard, the superintendent of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, is only hiking five miles roundtrip through McKittrick Canyon to Pratt ...

The COVID-19 health crisis did not appear to discourage visits to Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks in 2020, a National Parks Service (NPS) study on visitor spending effects ...

At the rate the coronavirus pandemic is heading in Texas, we're looking at another summer spent at home. Looking to get away? Guadalupe Mountains National Park has an opportunity for you. The national ...

Jan. 13—GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK — At approximately 11 a.m. on January 12, a reported missing hiker was found off trail near the Guadalupe Peak Trail. After summiting Guadalupe Peak with a ...

Thousands of visitors make the trek out to this park every year to explore the winding limestone walls of McKittrick Canyon or hike to the top of Guadalupe Peak, Texas’ highest point. But the park’s ...

From the summit of the 8,751-foot Guadalupe Peak, sweeping vistas of desert stretch seemingly endlessly until they fade into the hazy Texas sky. To the southwest, a giant fossil reef called El Capitan ...

CULBERSON COUNTY, Texas — A hiker has died while in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, National Park Services says. The park was notified of an unresponsive hiker on the Guadalupe Peak Trail on Dec.