Best trails in Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Entrance fee waivers are available to groups when the purpose of their visit is educational rather than recreational. Completed applications along with required documentation must be submitted via email.

Fee waiver requests must be submitted at least six weeks before a scheduled visit to allow for consideration.

An entrance fee of $10 per person (16 years of age and older) is required; entrance fees/passes permit 1-7 consecutive days of use in this national park. Holders of the Annual, Senior, Military, 4th grade and Access Pass can bring in 3 adults free of charge under their pass. Any pass must be displayed in a vehicle while in the national park.

This pass is valid for entrance into Guadalupe Mountains National Park for one year from the month of purchase. The pass admits up to four adults in a private vehicle and is non-transferable; visitors under 16 years of age are free. You can purchase this pass at the Pine Springs Visitor Center.

Join millions of people who enjoy our National Parks with the "America the Beautiful" National Park & Federal Recreational Lands Pass, otherwise known as the Interagency Annual Pass. The pass is valid for a year's worth of visits from the month of purchase at more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the country.

No entrance pass required on these days:

Monday, January 20 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saturday, April 19 — First day of National Park Week
Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day

The Interagency Access Pass is accepted here.

The Pine Springs, Dog Canyon, and McKittrick Canyon Visitor Centers are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers, and wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains are available. Orientation films include closed captioning.

Additional information about accessibility at Guadalupe Mountains National Park can be found on their website: https://www.nps.gov/gumo/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm.

The Pine Springs, Dog Canyon, and McKittrick Canyon Visitor Centers are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers, and wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains are available. Orientation films include closed captioning.

The Frijole Ranch Parking Picnic Area is wheelchair accessible with packed, level paths and surfaces and accessible vault toilets.

Service animals must be on-leash throughout the park.