Guadalupe Mountains National Park

About this visit

I went here on two different trips with the kids. One was a Boy Scout trip with Brady in 2017 and the second was a spring break backpacking trip with Rachel in 2022. This is such a unique geography in the middle of West Texas because up at the tops of the cliffs you're hiking through an Alpine forest because it's so high above the desert, such a cool place!

How to get there

Fly into: El Paso (ELP)

Rent a car — it's about a 2 hour drive east on US-62. Or it's a 9 hour drive from Dallas.

Places to stay

• I actually drove from Dallas both times and stayed in Carlsbad, New Mexico.