Guadalupe Mountains National Park rarely comes up when I discuss national parks with fellow travelers or outdoor enthusiasts.

I have wanted to climb the highest peak in Texas, but found no one who would go with me, and I hesitated to do it alone. You know, just in case I took a tumble or was bitten by a rattlesnake or ...

The harrowing rescue of a family of hikers that got stuck at Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas last week was ... side of Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in the Lone Star State ...

Search and rescue teams found the hiker near the Guadalupe Peak Trail, which is the highest natural point in Texas with an elevation of 8,751 feet above sea level. Guadalupe Mountains National ...

And although Sierra Parda, at 7,185 feet, is only the second-highest peak in the Chinatis ... In 2008 the biggest state park in Texas underwent a major overhaul, which included opening up seventy ...

Big Bend NP saw a whopping 561,458 visitors in 2024—its highest attendance recorded since 2021. However, Texas' less popular Guadalupe Mountains National Park experienced a slight decrease in ...

It is home to El Capitan, a 1,000-foot-high limestone cliff, and Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas. The mountains are also buried in a fossil reef complex called the Captain Reef ...