El Paso adventure guide

Things to Do in El Paso

Local ideas for turning a trip to the Sun City into an unforgettable desert adventure.

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Discover thrilling rides, outdoor landmarks and family attractions across El Paso and the surrounding desert.

El Paso Travel Guide10 ideas

From a high-energy Red Sands UTV tour to mountain trails, museums, gardens and family attractions, start planning your next El Paso adventure.

Red Sands Visitor Guide2026 guide

Where Red Sands is, the best things to do, when to visit, what to bring, and how to ride the dunes on a guided UTV tour.

First-Timer's GuideWhat to expect

Requirements, what to wear, how the ride works, and practical tips for first-timers riding Red Sands.

El Paso Outdoors7 adventures

From a UTV tour through Red Sands to mountain hikes, bouldering, biking, sunsets, white dunes and dark desert skies.

Red Sands GeologyAncient history

Ancient seas, shifting iron-rich dunes, Ice Age giants and the fossils still hidden in the El Paso desert.

Dunes & WildlifeField guide

How wind and iron built the red dunes—and the roadrunners, coyotes, jackrabbits and other desert wildlife that live there.

Hueco Tanks History10,000 years

Rainwater hollows, Jornada Mogollon pictographs, and world-famous bouldering — plus how to pair it with an afternoon UTV ride.

White Sands Day TripEl Paso getaway

The world's largest gypsum dunefield is 90 minutes away — walk the white dunes in the morning, ride the red dunes with us in the afternoon.

Carlsbad CavernsDay trip guide

The cowboy, the bats, and a cave chamber the size of fourteen football fields — plus the perfect two-day El Paso adventure pairing.

Franklin MountainsHiking & sunsets

27,000 acres of trails inside the city, the glowing Star on the Mountain, and sunset at Scenic Drive — plus how to pair it with a Red Sands ride.

Take the wheel of a brand-new Can-Am Maverick and follow our guide across Red Sands.