We hiked the Rio Grande Trail which started near our campsite, then continued onto the Canyon Rim Trail to make a loop back, for a total of over eight miles. We saw vistas over the Rio Grande, black-tailed jackrabbits and some roadrunners. The largest part of Seminole Canyon is full of water and a boat is needed to see the pictographs in Panther Cave, near where the canyon and the Rio Grande meet. There is a nine-foot long painting of a panther there, among other paintings.

The Desert Vista campground is one mile from the Visitor’s Center and does indeed sit high enough to see a panoramic view. The bathhouse is very nice with hot showers. Roadrunner Flat Primitive Camping area is close by and also very nice if electricity is not needed. The sun heats things up during the day, but the nights are cool. The Birding Trail at the campsites has a bird blind overlooking a rock water feature that attracts birds and cottontails, which were eating the only green grass in the area.