New Mexico Magazine

Surface Areas

ore than 50 miles of trails access some 33,000 acres of the park that are designated wilderness areas, where you can take in views of the Guadalupe Mountains rolling on into Texas, explore canyons, and appreciate the park’s standout geology. Although many trails and roads to trailheads

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