We're Open!
UPDATED SCHEDULE: Open: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closed: Wed. & Sun.
With our priority being your health & safety, the following procedures minimize physical contact and follow “best practice” protocols. Thank you for visiting and for your compliance.
Phase 1 Reopening:
UPDATED SCHEDULE: Open: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Closed: Wed. & Sun.
With our priority being your health & safety, the following procedures minimize physical contact and follow “best practice” protocols. Thank you for visiting and for your compliance.
Phase 1 Reopening:
- Purchase your e-ticket(s) at this website. (Tickets cannot be sold on site.)
- Bring your e-ticket on your phone or printed ticket receipt to the admissions window at the Powell Visitor Center. There will be no cash or credit card transactions at the admissions window.
- A “group” arrives in the same car, and is limited to 5 people.
- Maintain 6 feet social distancing.
- Face coverings are required (3 years +) when:
- others are within 6 feet, or
- in enclosed areas (Mining Exhibit, Cactus Greenhouse) if others are present.
- Access is OPEN to the following: (Please take a free site map.)
- Trails
- Botanical Gardens
- Cactus Greenhouse
- Bird Blind
- Mining Exhibit
- Access is currently CLOSED to:
- Powell Visitor Center
- Gift Shop
- Restrooms
- Wear sturdy, closed toe shoes, hat and sunscreen.
- Bring plenty of water; a walking stick is helpful.
Come out to the Chihuahuan Desert
Nature Center & Botanical Gardens
to hike the trails,
stroll through the botanical gardens,
enjoy the cactus & succulent collection,
explore the mining exhibit,
see who's flown in at the bird blind,
or simply enjoy the view from the porch!
$6.50 admission fee,
children 12 and under are free,
as are dogs on a leash.
See you soon!
Nature Center & Botanical Gardens
to hike the trails,
stroll through the botanical gardens,
enjoy the cactus & succulent collection,
explore the mining exhibit,
see who's flown in at the bird blind,
or simply enjoy the view from the porch!
$6.50 admission fee,
children 12 and under are free,
as are dogs on a leash.
See you soon!
The mission of the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute is to promote public awareness,
appreciation and concern for nature generally and the natural diversity of the Chihuahuan Desert region specifically, through education, the visitor experience, and through the support of research.
appreciation and concern for nature generally and the natural diversity of the Chihuahuan Desert region specifically, through education, the visitor experience, and through the support of research.
