Is Guadalupe Mountains National Park open right now?
National Park · TX
Open
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is open.
Why this statusDevil's Hall is a Strenuous Hike
Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT
A fossilised Permian reef that is now the highest range in Texas (Guadalupe Peak, 8,751 ft), rising abruptly from the desert with almost no visitor development.
- Type
- National Park
- State
- TX
- Established
- 1972
- Size
- 135 sq mi
- 2025 visits
- 0.21M (#52 most-visited)
Government shutdown
A federal government shutdown is in effect. Access and staffing at National Park Service sites vary — some close and barricade entrances, some stay open but unstaffed. Live shutdown status →
About Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Come experience mountains and canyons, desert and dunes, night skies and spectacular vistas within a place unlike any other. Guadalupe Mountains National Park protects the world's most extensive Permian fossil reef, the four highest peaks in Texas, an environmentally diverse collection of flora and fauna, and the stories of lives shaped through conflict, cooperation and survival.
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Visitor info
Address400 Pine Canyon, Salt Flat, TX 79847
Hours| Mon | All Day |
| Tue | All Day |
| Wed | All Day |
| Thu | All Day |
| Fri | All Day |
| Sat | All Day |
| Sun | All Day |
Pine Springs Getting thereGuadalupe Mountains National Park is located on the north side of US Hwy 62/180. If you are traveling east from El Paso, TX, we are 110 miles East of the city. Follow US Hwy 62/180 North to the Pine Springs Visitor Center. If you are traveling from Van Horn, TX, you will travel north on US 54 and make a right-hand…
How we read this status
We derive Guadalupe Mountains National Park's status from the National Park Service's own alerts and operating hours, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: Devil's Hall is a Strenuous Hike Full method: how we check park status.