Guadalupe Mountains National Park is for hikers. The star attractions of the park are McKittrick Canyon, El Capitan, and Guadalupe Peak.

McKittrick Canyon is an easy day hike along a beautiful creek at the bottom of a tall canyon. You will cross the creek a few times, so be prepared if there has been a lot of rain. El Capitan is probably the most recognizable feature of the park, with the face of the mountain coming up out of the desert.

The tallest mountain in Texas is Guadalupe Peak, which is in the national park. Come very prepared for a long, strenuous hike if you want to get to the top. There are no easy ways up. Guadalupe Mountains National Park is very close to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and if you go to one, you should really go to the other! Judging from the visitation numbers, (174,157 in 2006 for Guadalupe Mountains, 407,367 for Carlsbad), less than half of the visitors that go to Carlsbad make it to Guadalupe Mountains.