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   County parks


Ascarate Park
6900 Delta Drive
El Paso, TX 79905
(915) 772-3941
Fishing, golf, picnic areas
   Texas State parks

Franklin Mountain State Park
Entrance:
Trans Mountain Road
near Interstate 10 in West El Paso
Free access to trails from Trans Mountain,
from West or Northeast El Paso
Fees for developed park:
Adults, $2; ages 13-18, $1; children free.
About 24,000 acres (37 square miles)
  Biking and hiking trails
  Picnic areas
Hours: daylight hours.
Information: (915) 566-6441

Hueco Tanks State Park
Entrance:
About 40 miles east of Downtown El Paso
off Montana Avenue on Hueco Tanks Road.
Fees: $5 for visitors over 12
About 860 acres
  Hiking
  Rock climbing
Access is limited to certain areas
to protect Native American pictographs
Hours: daylight hours.
Information: (915) 857-1135
   New Mexico


Caballo Lake
Entrance:
About 75 miles north of
El Paso off Interstate 25
  Fishing
  Camping
Information: (505) 827-7173

City of Rocks
Entrance:
About 120 miles northwest of El Paso,
north of Deming on Highway 180.
  Sculptured rocks
  Cactus garden
  Campground
Information: (505) 827-7173

Elephant Butte Lake
Entrance:
About 95 miles north of El Paso
off Interstate 25.
  Water sports
  Boating
  Fishing
  Camping
Information: (505) 827-7173

Oliver Lee Memorial Park
Entrance:
About 80 miles north of El Paso
off U.S. Highway 54.
High desert camping area with trails
into western slopes of Sacramento Mountains
  Campsites
  Hiking trails
Exhibits on early ranch life
Information: (505) 827-7173
   National parks, monuments and forests


Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Entrance:
About 130 miles east of El Paso
off U.S. Highway 62/180 
World-famous underground caves and chambers
are home to thousands of Mexican Freetail bats 
  Self-guided hiking tours
  Caves
Information: (505) 785-2232

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Entrance:
About 160 miles northwest of El Paso
off U.S. Highway 180
Ruins of a 13-century Mogollón culture dwellings,
built in natural caves on the face of a cliff
  Hiking
  Camping
Information: (505) 536-9461

Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Entrance:
About 100 miles east of El Paso
off U.S. Highway 62/180
More than 80 miles of trails
park includes 8,749-foot Guadalupe Peak
the highest point in Texas
  Hiking
  Camping
  Backpacking
Information: (915) 828-3251	

White Sands National Monument
Entrance:
About 95 miles north of El Paso
off U.S. Highway 70
The world's largest gypsum sand dunes,
which rise 60 feet high and
cover nearly 230 square miles
  Hiking - primitive camping only 
Information: (505) 479-6124

Lincoln National Forest

Entrance:
Several, about 110-150 miles north of El Paso
off U.S. Highways 82 and 70
Forest includes the areas of Cloudcroft and Ruidoso
  Hiking
  Fishing
  Camping
  Backpacking
  Skiing
  Hunting in season	
Information: (505) 842-3292

Gila National Forest
Entrance:
Several, about 150 miles northwest of El Paso
off U.S. Highway 180
Forest includes Gila Cliff Dwellings
and the Continental Divide
  Hiking
  Fishing
  Camping
  Backpacking
Information: (505) 842-3292