Guadalupe Mountains National Park was the fourth and final national park on our September 2021 trip to Texas and New Mexico. The park is southwest of Carlsbad Caverns National Park and across the border into Texas. The visitor centers are about 30 miles apart but plan on at least 45 minutes to drive from one parking lot to the other.
The visitor center houses an information desk, a small bookstore, a camp store, a museum a theater, and restrooms. Due to coronavirus restrictions, occupancy was severely limited as were my photographic opportunities. A few more photographs are available in my previous
post from April 2015. The theater was obviously not in operation, but the slide show on my previous visit wasn't up to the usual park service standards.
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| Visitor Center |
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| A side of the museum |
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| Another side of the museum |
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| Pine Springs Canyon |
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| Hunter Peak |
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| A ridge of Guadalupe Peak |
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| El Capitan and a glimpse of Guadalupe Peak |
An entry fee of $10 per person is valid for seven consecutive days at Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Fees may be paid with cash or card at the visitor center or they may be paid with cash at the trailhead by using the green envelopes provided. Other fee payment options include the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes including the Annual Pass ($80), Senior Pass ($80 for a lifetime), Access Pass (free with a documented disability), and Military Annual Pass (free for active-duty personnel). A pass holder can bring up to three additional adults (age 16 or older) with no additional fee. Also available is a Guadalupe Mountains National Park Annual Park Pass for $35.
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