Came here with less than two hours till closing. I had asked the park ranger if I would have enough…read moretime to fo the Aztec Cave Trail and she assured me I would so off I went! Speeding up those switch backs as best I could. There is a great look out spout about 2/3 of the way up. The last bit up is a bit of a scramble though. It was a quiet Monday afternoon so I had the cave all to myself. Will definitely be coming back here!

I love to hike so the Franklin Mountains are really a treat! They are considered one of El Paso's…read moretop attractions-- for the views and hiking, but you better be prepared for desert conditions and sometimes rugged terrain. I definitely recommend some hiking boots. This is a State Park managed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

very challenging hike , but worth the view. bring water and…read moreprepare to do some climbing on all fours at times.

Omg!! Be ready to sweat, climb and crawl at times. This is a super challenging hike, but so worth…read moreit. Bring water and snacks to recharge at the top. Absolutely one of my favorite hikes.

I'm not an expert in trailheads but I love to walk and explore! I found this one on foot, hidden in…read morethe back of a neighborhood. Use the GPS and ignore the address is my advice! There is plenty of parking and a large sign with a map of many trails. Warnings do abound. Apparently, there are unexploded bombs all over the place so the sage advice is to not mess with the ammunition. Works for me! They also recommend dressing properly, not going alone, and bringing lots of water! Well, zero out of three ain't bad! I enjoyed a hike and only visited 1% of the available trails. I never saw another soul or a lazy cow!! Life is good with exploration!

To begin with.. it has been months I have been procrastinating to add this location to Yelp. The…read moreissue has been that there is no specific address for this location. So, FYI the address currently showing on "Loma Suave" IT IS NOT THE TRAIL ENTRANCE! but, it is definitely near. I did adjusted the location on the GPS so if you use your gos through yelp you should make it fine. Now. the actual review: this hiking trail entrance has awesome features provided by the City if El Paso And Franklin Mountains State Park. Kudos to both for putting this together so nicely in 2019. The entrance features an okay size parking lot. Hiking Trail Map, free Bike pump, free recharging hub, water fountain for you and your dog, dog poop bags.m and trash cans. They have hours posted but I have never seen them reinforced other than during early 2020 when the actual city quarantine prohibited park's visitation. I would see the police parked by it to ensure no one went in. There is a state park fee associated, please be kind and pay your fee. This type of awesome trails are possible due to the funds we provide. There are also ways to pay online for the whole year in case you are an avid trail hiker/biker. The trail itself is okay by foot but challenging on bike. It leads to many other trails and distances. This trail also connects to the trail leading to the Tin Mines. Awesome for ruck marches for the military and to get prepared for marathons or simply to take your dog for a walk and family hiking. Super Friendly for everyone. Check the trail map, bring water, pay the fee and adventure!!

This is one of my favorite places to walk. You get the feel of hiking without going up the…read moremountain. The terrain is rocky but there aren't really any hills to climb or steep inclines. The park is sandwiched between the Kern Place & Rim Area Neighborhoods so you can't really get lost. It's roughly two miles If you stay within the park. If you walk to the far end of the park (towards the mountains), you can cross the road (Robinson Ave) & head towards Palisades Canyon Loop. The trails are also good for mountain bikers. So, if you're walking or running the trail, keep an eye out for bikes.

nice hike ! not too challenging if you take lots of breaks, definitely bring water. found this…read morethrough the all trails app and though it looked closed off there were still a handful of people biking/hiking. parking was just a bit more ahead on the left

I've had this bookmarked for years. Literally, years! The longing I had to come here was…read moreinsufferable. But when I did some research I found out it was bone-dry and had been for years. That really took the fun out of a "bosque" or "wetland". Then, my boyfriend recently attempted to remember the name of a park that just opened up a canal that would filter water into the surrounding canals... could it be, could it really be the Rio Bosque Wetlands Park? It could. There was one thing that we learned from using GPS to get to this secret location... screw GPS! Sure, open it up on your GPS app, but do not follow the directions. It turns out their physical address will not lead you to a road that can be taken by car. The best way I can explain it is to exit Zaragosa (from North Loop), take a right on Panemerican, and take Panemerican all the way down until you pass the canal. There will be a RBWP sign immediately in front of you. We unfortunately followed GPS and wound up trying to navigate a way in ourselves off of dirt roads, eventually we hit the border fence and decided to turn back and somehow stumbled upon a dirt road that lead us to the right place. We try to take our pack of dogs to different places around the city so they can explore and more importantly, get extremely tired and not bother us for the rest of the day. So of course our pack came along for this trip and they absolutely loved it! The paths were all well maintained and even though our dogs hopped off the trails once or twice (which made my heart drop into my butt because I feared they would get bit by a snake... although we didn't see any snakes) they always hopped back on the trail (after being yelled at) unharmed. The entire day we only pulled out a single thorn that our larger dog had the unfortunate luck of meeting while off the trails. I also loved the amount of markers and signage in the area. It made the already interesting hour and a half walk even more enjoyable. After the initial RBWP sign with all the park info, the first sign we came to was The Burrowing Owls sign. We read all the information and I thought aloud "Wouldn't it be cool if we actually got to see the owls?" We hadn't taken ten steps and we immediately saw one sitting on a post. Turns out their burrows were only a few feet behind the sign. Our dogs were oblivious to the owl perched only ten or fifteen feet away, but their noses were going a mile a minute. Luckily, our dogs are good listeners for the most part so we didn't have to worry about them dragging us on a owl hunt (although they seemed more curious, than ready to hunt), but the owl's home isn't that far from the start of the trail so if your dog is a puller be prepared. The markers were a great help and also gave us a good laugh. There are three different major trails: the Rio Trail, Bosque Trail, and Wetlands Trail. Each one is represented, one by a duck, one by a frog, and one by a dragonfly. Even though this is clearly outlined on the sign with all the information about RBWP, we somehow missed that and followed each sign with the anticipation of seeing each creature. This way to the ducks, this way to the frogs, this way to the dragonflies. Somewhere along the way, I actually asked, "Do you want to see ducks or frogs first?" As fate would have it, we actually did see each of these creatures on their respective trails. The Bosque Trail (aka Frog Trail) was the only trail that didn't follow water, but it appeared as though water was slowly trickling to this part of the park so maybe in a few months it will be filled with water. And frogs. The Wetland Trail (aka Duck Trail) was my favorite. Throughout the duration of the trail there are benches in great condition that are shaded under large trees. The whole thing follows a little creek, if you will, that's home to many wild ducks. There are even a couple of spots on the trail where you can cross the creek on a well-designed bridge. And last, but not least... The Rio Trail (aka Dragonfly Trail). This one is immediately to your left at the trail-head. We didn't follow this one completely so we could've missed something totally amazing, but we did stop about fifteen feet into it to take a seat on the bench that was cloaked by a large, yet somehow whimsical tree. It made me feel like I was in a piece of a real life Secret Garden. The dragonflies that were swarming around were some of the prettiest I've ever seen. Although I did see some larger dragonflies, a vast majority of them were these tiny baby blue things, no bigger than my thumb. These canals have just been opened up and are now pumping water, but already they've attracted a large amount of wildlife back to the area! I really think we'll be back multiple times to explore more of the area. And I really can't wait to see this place after a good rain in EP. This is one of the coolest walking trails in El Paso and we need more places like this!

Rio Bosque Wetlands Park is a lovely little getaway, right within the city limits! Even though you…read moredon't have to travel far, it feels like you've completely left El Paso behind and travelled to some foreign land, filled with peacefully chirping birds and gently bubbling waterways. A drive or walk along the levees will allow you to see countless little critters, from frogs and dragonflies to a wide range of different types of birds. Depending on how far you continue, you may even find yourself right up against the border fence! This gave my fiancé and me an interesting, up-close view of something we drive by all the time, but have never been quite this close to before. While there, my fiancé and I saw several people fishing, walking their dogs, and running. This truly is quite the hidden oasis!

Small park, clean and cozy…read more I'd driven by this park several times, but this time, while Noah was at practice, I took some time to walk some laps under the sun. I found this park to be clean, not entirely too busy, and with amenities for a lot of folks. As I walked I noticed there was a playground, a tennis court, and a softball/baseball field. I walked around the perimeter of the main lawn, and I though it wasn't noticeable at first, a Union Pacific train passed by during on of my laps. I was focused on the walk, the green lawns, and the trees on the inside. What was really cool to see was that it sits alongside a hill so that you can see the lower valley and into Ciudad Juarez - it's a pretty sight to see. I saw folks using the tennis courts. I saw folks doing yoga on the lawn. And, I joined several others walking themselves or their dogs around the park. In the morning there are runners getting after it. There are porta potties on opposite ends. Glad I stopped by, you would enjoy it too.

I think Memorial Park is one of the nicest parks in El Paso. It's always been one of my favorites…read more I'm surprised I haven't written a review about it! It has a lot of lush green grass and trees, especially during the warmer months. Since El Paso is located in the desert, we don't have too much of that. It's kind of far from my house so I don't come to it that often. If I lived closer, I would definitely walk around and relax. There's also a swimming pool and library. I've never been to either one. Before Covid, I brought my son to a festival at Memorial Park. There was a lot of vendors and children's activities. My son enjoyed it. Memorial Park is also close to the rose garden (another favorite of mine!). This is a nice park to have a gathering with friends and family. One of my friends had a memorial for her son here. She brought food and drinks, along with a singer and butterflies to release. She held the memorial one year after her son passed away. It was a beautiful tribute for him. Memorial Park is also a nice place to take photos since it's so green pretty much all year long. People/photographers come here to take wedding, quinceanera and graduation photos. Check out Memorial Park if you haven't already.

This park is also known as Lincoln Park. Every pillar holding up the freeway has a unique mural. So…read moreif you can spend time check out each one. I came specifically to look at the murals. There are lots of picnic tables to enjoy a picnic however they're also homeless people that have commandeered some of the picnic tables as part of their housing. I don't know the El Paso area but I drove down relatively early in the morning and every house I passed on the way to the park had Steel fences and steel grates on their windows leading me to think that this probably isn't the safest neighborhood to come to at night. But I could be wrong...