The grounds house officers' quarters, enlisted men's quarters, and a hospital, of adobe or stone construction. It was very common for an officer to bring his wife and children to live in the isolated region while he served at the fort. Programs can focus on Buffalo Soldiers, frontier medicine, Native American life, architecture, and family life at the fort. Davis Mountains offer a spectacle of topographical landmarks to complement the program. Geology presentations can range from classroom introduction to in-depth programs with field trips to the Big Bend.
Safety is stressed and backup equipment is in place for each step down.
High ropes can be used as an extension of the Team Challenge program. The lights appear in different ways to different people, but all agree they glow as bright as a star or even the intensity of a spotlight. A nighttime trip to the lights stirs the imagination and encourages all sorts of hypotheses and speculations. Migratory species can be part of the program. A bird identification hike is normally included.