Places to Visit in the Chihuahuan Desert

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Year Established: 1972Annual Visitors: 243,000Size: 76,293 AcresState: Texas Best Time to Visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park March to May, September to November If you are planning to visit more national parks, check out our complete list of all US National Parks. Best Experiences in Guadalupe Mountains National Park A Brief History Guadalupe Mountains National Park is east of El …

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Big Bend National Park

Year Established: 1944Annual Visitors: 581,000Size: 801,163 Acres Designated International Dark Sky ParkState: Texas Best Time to Visit Big Bend National Park March to May, September to October We’ve visited Big Bend National Park twice. The first time in May and the second in September. Both times were absolutely gorgeous! While May was definitely the warmer of the two …

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Year Established: 1930Annual Visitors: 349,000Size: 46,766 AcresState: New Mexico Best Time to Visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park All Year! If you are planning to visit more national parks, check out our complete list of all US National Parks. Best Experiences in Carlsbad Caverns National Park A Brief History During the Permian period, 250 million years ago, there was …

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