Even with this information, this is one park that was on my list of "must visit if in the area" because it contains pictographs (rock paintings). These pictographs are said to be some of the best examples in the world. The only way to see the pictographs is on a Ranger guided tour. The park offers several different tours which are held on Wednesday - Saturday only. The times change so check the park headquarters for details. There is a small fee for persons 8 and up. I think $5.00 per person for the Fate Bell Tour. Sad to say, we didn't' get to see the pictographs. It was cold and windy during our stay and one night our black tank sprang a leak and we had to leave unexpectedly. :( :(
However, we did spend two nights in the park before leaving and I loved falling a sleep looking out the window at the stars. Then waking up in the morning to a beautiful sunrise. Another thing I enjoyed was the bath house. Oh, it had HOT, Clean showers. The best showers we had on our journey thus far. The bath house was warm and bug free which made for a great time to talk with some ladies who where doing their hair and makeup. (One lady told me that she didn't know Christ as her Savior but had been thinking out what would happen to her when she died. I had the opportunity to share Truth with her and gave her my email. She said that she wished she was staying longer because she would love to talk to me more. She and her husband were leaving that morning because of the weather. I encouraged her to find a local church and talk with the pastor.)
Not only was it cold but windy. Several people told us that the wind in the canyon can get quite brisk at times. We agreed. We decided not to put up our tents which really didn't inconvenience us because we were not here long.
Sierra was glad that we didn't stay longer because there was NO Internet service. Also, there is not any restaurants within 100 miles of the park. We did find gas and diesel but it was a little higher than in Del Rio or Marathon, TX.
We left the park on January 11th, 2010.
Sunset over the desert the first day.
Sunset with the Mexican mountains in the distance.
Sunset the second night at Seminole Canyon
I would visit this park again if we were in the area. They have several hiking trails and a large baking oven from the late 1800's, and an archaeological site named "Lost Midden". Oh, I was sad to leave this place undiscovered by the Miller's.
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