Alibates Visitor Center will be closed temporarily starting November 4th due to building construction. The Visitor Center will reopen on November 7th.

Temporary Closure at Alibates Visitor Center

13,000 years ago, Alibates was used by mammoth hunters as a source of flint for tools. The colorful flint has never lost its value or usefulness in the Texas Panhandle. Learn how important this site was to the survival, commerce, and culture of the people of the High Plains.

Turtle Petroglyph at Antelope Creek Village Site

Turtle Petroglyph

A view of the gardens and Alibates Visitor Center.

Alibates Visitor Center

Alibates Flint

Stair steps up the Alibates Flint Quarries Trail.

Alibates Flint Quarries Trail

A snowy mesa, as seen from the Alibates Visitor Center.

Snowy Alibates

Alibates Flint Quarries

Alibates Visitor Center has museum exhibits, theater, bookstore, and a 7 themed garden with a Monarch Waystation and other native plants. The Alibates Flint Quarries are accessible by guided tour only. Please call for reservations. There is a short self-guided walking trail with an accompanying brochure that lets you see the Canadian River Valley.

Alert: Temporary Closure at Alibates Visitor Center: Alibates Visitor Center will be closed temporarily starting November 4th due to building construction. The Visitor Center will reopen on November 7th.

Alibates Flint Quarries

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