National Park Service, Texas.
Come experience mountains and canyons, desert and dunes, night skies and spectacular vistas within a place unlike any other. Guadalupe Mountains National Park protects the world's most extensive Permian fossil reef, the four highest peaks in Texas, an environmentally diverse collection of flora and fauna, and the stories of lives shaped through conflict, cooperation and survival.
EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDER
STAGE 2 (ELEVATED) FIRE RESTRICTIONS
ISSUED May 28, 2024
EFFECTIVE May 29, 2024
Park and Fire managers at Guadalupe Mountains NP have been assessing local fire danger factors as seasonal fire severity has been increasing. Culberson and Hudspeth Counties in Texas have been in long term drought. Current Energy Release Component observations have been trending between the 90th Percentile and 97th Percentile, which is above average, and the current trend is predicted to continue moving upwards. After careful consideration, and in accordance with 36 CFR, Chapter 1, Parts 1-7 authorized by Title 54 USC, § 100751(a), and due to these extreme wildfire conditions, the following Stage 2 Fire Restrictions will be implemented at
Guadalupe Mountains National Park:
• No use of fire, charcoal, or propane grills within the park. (36 CFR §2.13),
• No outdoor smoking throughout the park, except inside personal vehicles (36 CFR §2.21 and §2.13),
This temporary closure will be lifted when wildland fire conditions improve at the park or within the region. For further information, please contact Acting Superintendent William C. Uphouse at (915) 828-3251 or by email at William_c_uphouse@nps.gov
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located on the north side of US Hwy 62/180. If you are traveling east from El Paso, TX, we are 110 miles East of the city. Follow US Hwy 62/180 North to the Pine Springs Visitor Center. If you are traveling from Van Horn, TX, you will travel north on US 54 and make a right-hand turn at the junction of US 62/180 to arrive at the park. If you are traveling west from Carlsbad, NM, you will travel on US Hwy 62/180 South and cross into Texas. Follow signs to the park.