Interpretive Fair Weekend at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site
Saturday, October 16, 2025
AT A GLANCE
What: The 16th Annual Interpretive Fair Weekend is a free, family-oriented event focused on natural education and cultural understanding.
When: October 16 & October 17 (10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Oct. 16 and 10:00 a.m. - 6 p.m. Oct. 17)
Event Location: Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site, 6900 Hueco Tanks Rd. #1, El Paso, TX 79938. From US Highway 62/180, turn north onto Ranch Road 2775. Continue through the park gate to the headquarters building. The park is 32 miles northeast of El Paso. (view map)
Hike length: Hikes vary in length and difficulty; average length is 2 miles, average difficulty is Easy to Medium.
Level of difficulty: 3-Medium (Please sign up for tours early at the table near the entrance of the Interpretive Center. To protect site resources and provide the best tour experience, group sizes are limited.)
Cost: Free.
Reservations required? No
Kid friendly? Yes Pet friendly? No
Sat. & Sun., Oct 16-17 - The park’s 2010 Interpretive Fair Weekend will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. October 16, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. October 17. Attractions of the two-day event will include Native American dancing and drumming, folklorico and matachine dancers, pictograph, birding and nature tours, climbing demonstrations and information booths. There is an evening campfire storytelling program on Saturday, and food, art and gifts for sale. There will be birding tours both days at 8 a.m.
Admission to the Interpretive Fair is free. Donations to the site’s Lone Star Legacy endowment fund are welcome.
For resource protection and safety, a short briefing will be provided for visitors without a current orientation card.
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Dancers at the 2009 Interpretive Fair Weekend at Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site. Photo by Maria Valles.
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