Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness

Fire restrictions

County and local burn bans may also apply on private, state, or county land nearby. On federal land, follow the land manager's order; off it, follow the strictest county or local rule that applies. When both touch your trip, obey both.

Who manages Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness

Getting to Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness

• Dell City, TX is the nearest town, 14.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-30)
• The wilderness.net page for this area places it about 55 miles southwest of Carlsbad.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-30. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Trailheads at Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness

• Dog Canyon Trailhead (0.05 mi outside the boundary, 6,299 ft), at 31.9937, -104.8340 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Williams Ranch Trailhead (0.16 mi outside the boundary, 4,994 ft), at 31.8831, -104.8855 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• McKittrick Canyon Trailhead (0.31 mi outside the boundary, 5,013 ft), at 31.9775, -104.7521 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Pine Springs Trailhead (0.36 mi outside the boundary, 5,843 ft), at 31.8967, -104.8282 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
• Frijole Ranch Trailhead (0.61 mi outside the boundary, 5,537 ft), at 31.9077, -104.8014 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)

Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-30. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-tx.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness

• Bush Mountain summit about 8,626 ft
• Shumard Peak summit about 8,611 ft
• Bartlett Peak summit about 8,504 ft
• Devils Den Canyon canyon
• Shumard Canyon canyon
• Guadalupe Spring spring
• Bone Spring spring
• Cox Tank lake

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-30. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Campgrounds in and around Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness

• Dog Canyon Campground (right at the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.
• Pine Springs Campground (0.4 miles outside the boundary): its sites, fees, and reservations on campgroundsdb.com.

Public lands next to Guadalupe Mountains Wilderness

• National Park Service unitGuadalupe Mountains Wilderness lies inside Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Texas

• Indian Mounds Wilderness (Sabine County)
• Little Lake Creek Wilderness (Montgomery County)
• Turkey Hill Wilderness (San Augustine County)
• Upland Island Wilderness (Angelina County)
• Big Slough Wilderness (Houston County)

Texas wilderness areas