Walking Trail
The Cordova Island Trail is a 1.8-mile walking trail that encircles the 55-acre urban park. Views of the Franklin and Juarez Mountains, the El Paso downtown skyline and an international bridge can be seen from the trail.
Junior Rangers
Hey kids, check out our Web Ranger program to learn about the Chamizal story and earn an official Chamizal Web Rangers certificate. Test your knowledge of the National Park Service and the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez area and history while you complete our new and exciting Web Rangers program. When you visit Chamizal National Memorial be sure to ask about our Junior Ranger Activity book that can be completed on site. When you finish the activities, you receive an official Chamizal Junior Ranger patch and badge.
Teachers
Please refer to Plan a Field Trip to see what's available for an on-site visit.
Armchair Explorers
Travel by video each month to an exciting national park site. See the wonders and hear the stories behind some of the our nation’s most intriguing parks, memorials, monuments, battlefields, and other special places that make up more than 391 sites managed by the National Park Service. Download the 2009 Armchair Explorers calendar, which lists the dates and videos for each month.
Ranger Guided Programs
Did you know that the Cold War played an important role in ending the 100-year border dispute between the U.S. and Mexico that was known as the Chamizal dispute? Or that in 1911 the U.S. and Mexico agreed to arbitration with Canada in attempt to settle the Chamizal dispute but negotiations failed? Attend a ranger guided program to learn more about the complex and engaging Chamizal story.
Chamizal National Memorial offers ranger guided programs that highlight the history of the Chamizal dispute and the sincere diplomacy that ended the 100-year dispute between these two neighbors as well as the culture of the border region. If you are interested in a ranger program, please call us at 915-532-7273 ex. 125 or send us an email to schedule a walk through the history and culture of the borderland.
