About the Project

A new Cultural Center and Park Headquarters is coming to Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site. This facility will serve as a welcoming gateway, offering visitors meaningful ways to connect with the site’s cultural history, natural beauty, and recreational offerings—even when the park interior is at capacity.

🧭 Vision

The Cultural Center will provide:

  • Orientation to help visitors navigate and understand the park
  • Interpretation and education about the site’s deep cultural and environmental significance
  • A gathering space that enhances access and engagement for all visitors

🎯 Goals

  • Honor the site’s heritage through thoughtful, respectful design
  • Enhance the visitor experience, including accessibility and orientation
  • Restore Escontrias House to reflect its historical character
  • Celebrate culture, from ideas and traditions to artifacts and place-based storytelling

💡 Culture includes symbols, language, values, and material objects—woven together to reflect our shared human experience.

🧩 Key Considerations

As we plan and design, we’re evaluating:

  • Cultural resource protection
  • Views and landscape integration
  • Visitor flow and trail connections
  • Sustainable growth and minimal environmental impact
  • Stories of those with personal ties to the park

Engage Here

All feedback submitted through this website will be public and may be included in reports, exhibitions, or interpretive materials for the Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site Cultural Center and Park Headquarters. By posting, you give permission for your words and images to be used in the report. However, your name and any contact information will be kept private and will not be shared. This input will directly inform the design, programming, and storytelling at the new cultural center and park headquarters.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The new facility is designed to serve as a dynamic hub for arts, culture, education, and community engagement. It will offer flexible spaces for performances, exhibitions, workshops, and public events. Additionally, the center will incorporate expanded office space to better accommodate staff and volunteers, addressing the limitations of the existing interpretive center and park headquarters.

We encourage public participation throughout this process. You can share your thoughts and ideas directly through the interactive features on our website or by submitting feedback via the “Contact Us” page.

This project is funded by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and is being developed in alignment with TPWD's goals to enhance public access to nature, history, and culture.

To protect the site’s sensitive natural and cultural resources, access to Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site is managed through guided and self-guided systems:

  • Guided Tours: Reservations are required at least one week in advance. Please call (915) 857-1135 to schedule a tour.
  • Self-Guided Visits: A limited number of permits (70 per day) are issued for the North Mountain area. You may reserve permits up to three months in advance by calling (512) 389-8911.

This project is focused on the planning, design, construction, and interpretive exhibits for the new Cultural Center and Park Headquarters.

For general information about the park, including history, visitor guidelines, and recreational opportunities, please visit the official Texas Parks and Wildlife Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site page.

To receive project updates, please visit our Contact Us page and submit your contact information. You’ll be added to our mailing list for future announcements and milestones.

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