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Davis Mountains Preserve Day Tours

Texas

A woman with a backpack walks on stones in a river surrounded by mountains.
Guided Day Tour See the Davis Mountains Preserve in West Texas. © Jerod Foster

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Sign up for a guided day tour of TNC's Davis Mountain Preserve. Please note that the preserve is NOT open for additional public visitation on this day.

Overview

Event Overview

The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) Davis Mountains Preserve is a wildlife refuge in the highest country of the Davis Mountains in far West Texas. This sky island is a unique ecosystem harboring plants and wildlife that are seen in few, if any, other places in Texas, including ponderosa pine and quaking aspen, Montezuma quail, mountain short-horned lizards and Mexican black bears.

Details

We are pleased to offer a Guided Day Tour of the Davis Mountains Preserve, which includes a presentation on The Nature Conservancy's work in West Texas, a driving tour of the preserve and an interpretive hike. THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS PRESERVE IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON THESE TOUR DATES.

Important info about the tours:

  • Hiking difficulty: easy to hard, tailored to each group.
  • Maximum participants: 12
  • Please bring a sack lunch to enjoy on the preserve.
  • Other supplies you will need: good hiking shoes, hiking poles, water, snacks, binoculars (if you have them).

2025 Davis Mountains Preserve Day Tours:

Tours are limited to 12 people and require reservations that you can obtain from this website one month before the tour. For example, reservation sign-ups for the April 18, 2025 tour will be posted at the top of this page by March 2025. Tours will include a presentation on TNC’s work in West Texas, a driving tour of the preserve and an interpretive hike:

  • April 18, 2025—SOLD OUT
  • May 16, 2025
  • June 27, 2025
  • October 17, 2025
  • December 12, 2025

For more information, contact Kaylee French by email at kaylee.french@TNC.ORG, or call 432-426-2390.