Things To Do

Visitors hike down the Alibates Quarries tour trail (one mile round-trip hike).

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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Visitor Center is open. We are open seven days a week from 9 AM- 4 PM. We are closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

 

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Visitor Contact Station

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Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument has a modern Visitor Center with interactive exhibits, bookstore, and a theater, showing our award-winning 11-minute film. Alibates Gardens are also located near the visitor center with 7 themed gardens.

 

Native American demonstration garden with plants such as corn, beans, squash, and melons.

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You may tour the Alibates Interpretive Garden or take a self-guided hike on the Mesquite Trail, which winds around a small mesa adjacent to the garden.

 

Alibates Visitor Contact Station in winter

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Plum Creek campground, on West side of Lake Meredith National Recreation Area

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CAMPING INFORMATION:

Camping is available nearby at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. www.nps.gov/lamr/planyourvisit/camping.htm

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area features hiking, camping, hunting, bird watching, swimming, horseback riding, boating, fishing, and specific areas for operating off-road vehicles.