Pine Springs Visitor Center
NPS Photo - Adam Butterick The Pine Springs Visitor Center is the first place to start when arriving at Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Inside you will find information regarding hiking trails, maps of the park, the Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains newspaper, backcountry permits, and of course, your passport cancellation station. 
NPS Photo - Adam Butterick The bookstore is also located in the Pine Springs Visitor Center. A friendly CCGMA (Carlsbad Caverns Guadalupe Mountains Association) employee will be able to assist you in a selection of books, movies, water bottles, and collectibles. 
NPS Photo - Adam Butterick Behind to bookstore you'll find a display of plants and animals from the low country desert to the high country pines. There's also a geologic times line and an electronic ranger touch-screen display for you to use to identify plants and animals. Don't forget to check the weather at our NOAA designed live weather station. 
NPS Photo - Adam Butterick Rest those tired feet from hiking and stretch out in our spacious theater to enjoy a 12-minute orientation film about Guadalupe Mountains. it will cover the geology, history, and importance of the park. |
Did You Know?
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is home to 3 species of horned lizards - the Mountain Short-horned Lizard, the Roundtail Horned Lizard, and the Texas Horned Lizard.