Welcome to the Guadalupe Mountains National Park – A Texas Treasure

There are many wonderful parks in the state of Texas, but few can offer the combination of natural beauty, rugged wilderness and fascinating wildlife found at Guadalupe Mountain national park. This Texas treasure provides hikers, campers and nature lovers a chance to explore the wilderness, get away from it all and take a break from the stresses of everyday life.

This unique national park is home to perhaps the finest example of fossilized reef on the planet, and it is a source of endless fascination for nature lovers, scientists and others with an interest in the planet’s long and fascinating history.

While there are a number of ways to see the park, hiking is certainly one of the best. Hiking through the Guadalupe Mountain national park is the best way to get an up close and personal look at the many plants and animals who call the park their home, and it is certainly no accident the park is known as a hiker’s paradise.

In fact Guadalupe Mountain national park is home to more than 80 miles of hiking trails. These trails crisscross the park, winding their way through lush springs, through challenging canyons and even up switchback paths into the wilderness.

Guadalupe Mountain national park is also the perfect place explore the Permian age fossils for which the region is known, and fossil hunters in particular enjoy hiking through the park’s trails and exploring its rich history.

Hikers will find a variety of ecosystems as they explore the beauty of the Guadalupe Mountain national park. Hikers can go from rocky canyon lands to rich oak and maple forest to forests thick with Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir. And these varied ecosystems are home to an equally varied population of wildlife, making this beautiful national park one of the best places for wildlife viewing, bird watching and photography as well as hiking.

With so much to see and do it is no wonder the Guadalupe Mountain national forest has become such a popular choice for visitors from around the state and around the country. Hikers could spend a lifetime exploring its hidden nooks and crannies and still not see it all.