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Parks and recreation -- overview
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
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