Seminole Canyon State Park & Historic Site
Things to Do
Visitors enjoy hiking, mountain biking, camping, historical study, and nature viewing. Fate Bell Shelter, in the canyon, contains some of North America's oldest Native American pictographs and is one of the oldest cave dwellings in North America. Note: No hiking is allowed in the canyon area without a guide (Contact the park for more information.)
Ranger Programs
The park interpretive center has exhibits relating to the history of the canyon area.
The Fate Bell Shelter Tour is held daily Wednesday through Sunday. From June 1st through August 31st the Fate Bell Tour will be held at 10 a.m. only. From September 1st through May 31st the Fate Bell Shelter Tours will begin at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Fate Bell Shelter Tour involves a fairly-rugged hike to the bottom of the canyon and then up to the shelter to view many good examples of American Indian rock paintings in Fate Bell Shelter. Park staff & volunteers with the private, nonprofit Rock Art Foundation conduct tours of the Fate Bell Shelter, continuing the group's history of support for the site. The shelter is a huge cliff overhang containing some of the state's most spectacular American rock paintings.
The Rock Art Foundation also conducts White Shaman Tours. For tour details and departure location, visit the Rock Art Foundation website or contact them at (888) 525-9907.
Check the calendar for upcoming events and programs.
Area Attractions
Parks in the area include Devils River State Natural Area, Kickapoo Cavern State Park, Devil's Sinkhole State Natural Area, Fort Lancaster State Historic Site, Lake Amistad and the Amistad National Recreation Area. The cities of Del Rio and Ciudad Acuña or also nearby.
