Pratt Cabin
The Pratt Cabin gets its name from William Pratt, the geologist and founding conservationist who had it built in the early 1900s.
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Pratt Cabin Details
The Pratt Cabin gets its name from William Pratt, the geologist and founding conservationist who had it built in the early 1900s. When Pratt visited the area on a scouting mission for the oil company he worked for, he was struck by the beauty and lusciousness of McKittrick Canyon. He purchased a small chunk of land there for himself and his family, and when the Great Depression hit he bought the rest of the land from the oil company. He had a stone and wood cabin designed and built at the intersection between the north canyon and south canyon, which served as a vacation home for him and his family. They came here to escape the intense Houston heat. In 1957, he donated the cabin along with over 5,500 acres of McKittrick Canton to the National Parks Service. The Pratt Cabin still stands today as a monument to all that Pratt did to protect the canyon and help establish the park.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Pratt Cabin
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1.0 mi away
The Grotto
A small cave-like structure in the side of the limestone cliff of the canyon
1.5 mi away
McKittrick Canyon
This steep canyon is located within the Guadalupe Mountain Range and the Chihuahuan Desert, although parts of it also extend into the Lincoln Forest National Park.
1.5 mi away
McKittrick Canyon
McKittrick Canyon is one of the only year-round water sources in the park.
1.7 mi away
McKittrick Canyon Nature Trail
This trail travels through the desert and riparian ecosystems, with several interpretive stops
1.7 mi away
McKittrick Canyon Trail
The canyon is one of the only year-round water sources in the area.
