The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day440

Day 440 — The Roof of Texas — Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Full day5h 30m planned
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392Deco, Greenwood & the Gathering Place393Free Day394Southwest to OKC395The National Memorial396Cowboys & Cattle397Free Day398South to Dallas399Dallas & Dealey Plaza400Fort Worth & the Stockyards401Free Day402South to Waco403Magnolia & the Mammoths404Free Day405South to Austin406The Capitol & the Bats407SoCo & Barton Springs408Live Music & BBQ409Free Day410East to Houston411Space City412The Museum District413Free Day414Down to Galveston415The Island416Free Day417Down the coast to Corpus418Bayfront & the Lexington419Padre Island National Seashore420Free Day421Northwest to San Antonio422The Alamo & River Walk423The Missions424Free Day425North to the Highland Lakes426Lake LBJ427Caverns, Granite & Bluebonnets428Free Day429German Texas & Enchanted Rock430Free Day431West to Big Bend432The Chisos & the Window433The Rio Grande434Marfa & the Stars435Free Day436Northwest to El Paso437The Border City438Free Day439East to Guadalupe440The Roof of Texas441Into New Mexico

A fossil reef and the highest peak.

  1. 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM· 5h 30m

    McKittrick Canyon & Guadalupe PeakNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    Hike McKittrick Canyon (stunning fall color) beneath El Capitan, or summit Guadalupe Peak — the highest point in Texas at 8,751 ft.

    Bring: hiking boots · lots of water · layers

    400 Pine Canyon Dr, Salt Flat, TX

What the colours mean

On this day

  • National Parks & Forests1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here