Submit Club Submit Event Lincoln National Forest Guadalupe Ranger District Guadalupe Ranger District is rugged and contains many limestone caves and deep rough canyons. Wildlife and plant life are diverse and abundant. Turkey, deer, elk and a variety of bird life are present. Other animals include coyotes, mountain lions, raccoons, squirrels, bobcats, skunks, badgers, and porcupines.
Fishing is nonexistent in the District but is available in the Pecos River near Carlsbad.
The Guadalupe Mountains, ranging in elevation from 3,500 to 7,500 feet, are the exposed portions of the Capitan barrier reef. The northern part of the mesa is rolling terrain with many canyons generally running to the east. Pinyon and juniper are the predominate trees with grasses, brush and cacti. The southern portion of the Guadalupes consists of deep canyons and sheer cliffs. Vegetation is pinyon, juniper, oak, pine, fir, and Texas madrone trees with ground cover of grasses and cacti.