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Guadalupe State Park- Salt Flat TX

  • Located

    • 400 Pine Canyon Salt Flat TX 79847​

  • Trails

    • Guadalupe Mountains National Park has about 80 miles of trails, just over half of these trails are open to equestrians.  However, Destiny, at the park visitor center phone line reports the trails are extremely difficult. They mostly get mule traffic and very few horse campers.  She said on average they have about 3 equine campers a year.   Definitely plan ahead for this trip, be prepared if you decide to take on the challenging  Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas.​

    • Gentle grade, easy to follow.

      • Foothills Trail

      • Williams Ranch Road

      • Frijole Trail

    • Moderate steeper grades; rocky sections; generally easy to follow; may require dismounts; intermediate rider experience; stock conditioned to mountain trails.

      • Bush Mountain Trail – Dog Canyon to Marcus Trail

      • Marcus Trail

      • Tejas Trail – Dog Canyon to Pine Top

      • McKittrick Canyon Trail – Tejas Trail to McKittrick Ridge Campground

      • El Capitan Trail – Pine Springs to Salt Basin Overlook

      • Salt Basin Overlook Trail (lower loop)

    • Difficult steep grades; narrow sections; rocky; trail may be difficult to follow; requires specific knowledge of trail or experience with similar trail conditions; for experienced riders and stock conditioned for difficult mountain terrain.

      • Tejas Trail – Pine Springs to Pine Top

      • Bush Mountain Trail – Pine Top to Bush Mountain Campground

      • Guadalupe Peak Trail

      • El Capitan Trail – Salt Basin Overlook to Williams Ranch

  • Camping​​

    • Allowed, check in at Pine Springs Visitor Center,  day use parking is at Frijole Ranch or Dog Canyon.​

    • Allowed at Dog Canyon and Frijole Ranch. No more than 10 equines allowed per group and on one specific trail on any one time.

    • Frijole Ranch  Corrals (near Pine Springs Visitor Center and Frijole Ranch) is primitive with 4 pens, 2 tent pads, 2 hitching posts, toilets, RV’s  / LQs are allowed but there are no hook ups.

    • Dog Canyon (remote and on the north side of the park) is also primitive,  has four pens with  designated parking sites near the pens and toilets.

    • Water is available at the corrals by way of a faucet.  Water sources on trail are few and unreliable.

  • Website https://wherethetrailsare.com/2021/01/guadalupe-mountains-national-park-tx/​

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There’s something about west Texas. The vastness of the land, the roads which seem to go on forever in one direction (without gas stations) 

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