Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Alibates Flint Quarries
A national monument where Native Americans quarried colourful flint for over ten thousand years. Entry is only by a ranger-led hike.
Alibates flint is richly coloured, and it was quarried by people from the Ice Age Clovis hunters to the later Plains Indigenous peoples, who made it into spear points and arrowheads that spread through trade across North America. The quarry area contains more than 700 pits. Entry is only by a ranger-led hike of about 1.5 hours (roughly 1.6 km, moderate gradient), which must be booked in advance by phone or on the official website. The visitor centre has an exhibit of flint tools. Admission is free. It is located near the southern shore of Lake Meredith.
Opening hours
Visitor center about 09:00–16:00; guided tours by reservation
Nearby sights
- Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
- Texas Air & Space Museum
- Wonderland Park
- The Big Texan Steak Ranch
- American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum
- U.S. Route 66–Sixth Street Historic District
- Don Harrington Discovery Center & Helium Monument
- Cadillac Ranch