National Park Guide

Guadalupe Mountains Field Guide

A complete planning guide to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Covers the ancient Capitan Reef that built the range some 265 million years ago, the strenuous climb to Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, El Capitan's dramatic limestone face visible for miles along Highway 62/180, McKittrick Canyon's rare bigtooth maples that turn brilliant red and gold in late October, the remote and waterless nature of the park's trails, the fact that there is no food, gas, or lodging inside the park, historic Frijole Ranch and the Pinery stagecoach ruins, camping at Pine Springs and Dog Canyon, and the official NPS park map.

What's inside

• ✓Climbing Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas, atop an ancient fossil reef
• ✓El Capitan's sheer limestone face and its history as a Butterfield Overland Mail landmark
• ✓McKittrick Canyon's rare bigtooth maple fall foliage, usually peaking in late October
• ✓Why there is no food, gas, or lodging inside the park, and how to plan around it