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A backcountry use permit is required for all use of these campsites. The extra distance to the Tejas Wilderness Campground is worth the time for those who wish to stay in a more densely forested surrounding. The tall trees provide deep shade in the morning and late afternoon and protection from high winds aloft. Centrally located, the Tejas campground is 5.5 miles from Pine Springs trailhead or 6.2 miles from Dog Canyon.
Tejas Wilderness Campground directions and information are available at .
My wife and I camped here for a couple of nights, during a backpacking trip. The sites here are out of the wind and out of the worst of the rain due to the tree cover. The reason that I've left off the 5th star is because there's no water available here or anywhere nearby. It's really difficult to have a great time at this campsite due to the water situation, but otherwise it would be wonderful.
Tejas has the best setup to stay out of the fierce winds of the Guads. It sits down in a bowl/drainage of the mountains. Complete different feel than most of the other backcountry sites at GUMO. There is a huge water tank there left over from the ranching days of Guadalupe Mountains. But no water around for human consumption. These sites are well suited for hammocks.
Great campsite for GMNP backpacking due to the shelter from wind, rain, lightning, etc. Lightning is always such a worry in the late spring/early summer out here and most of the backcountry campsites are pretty exposed, but Tejas is down low in a valley and well sheltered by tall pines and surrounding ridgelines. We had some weather come through while we were staying here but the topography seemed to force it all around us as well.
