Things To Do in Big Bend National Park

Quote: This hike should only be done if a park ranger says that a good amount of water is flowing through the Window pour-off! When conditions are right, this challenging hike leads through barren desert to the base of… Read More

Quote: If Big Bend is the most forgotten National Park, then the Mesa de Anguila is the forgotten corner of it. This sprawling area of the park is the most remote and least-hiked area. Traditionally, a long hike from… Read More

Quote: A Day hike in the Chisos Mountains. Emory Peak the pride and joy of Big Bend National Park was my first taste of the natural beauty of the Chisos Mountains. I am captivated by the panoramic view I was given when… Read More

Quote: The Big Bend country has been a country without borders for centuries. Families lived and worked on both sides of the border. Remote Mexican villages, virtually cut off from mainland Mexico, depended on stores… Read More

Quote: According to park personnel, this circuit is hiked by only one or two parties a year. That's a shame. It's SPECTACULAR! Begin by driving the rough dirt road to Nine Points Draw campsite, off Hwy 385 several… Read More

Quote: Floating the Rio Grande has become an increasingly popular activity in the park. Three canyons exist within the park: Santa Elena (the most popular canyon with a class IV-V rapid called The Rockslide), Mariscal… Read More

Quote: This is a gem of a trail that's not listed in any National Park literature. That's because it's perhaps the loveliest short hike in the park, and it goes to a delicate area so sensitive that it would be… Read More

Quote: The bone dry hike to Dog Canyon, into the remote desert beyond, and back through Devil's Den is a hike rarely undertaken by ANYONE. The park service says maybe 10 people do this hike a year. I will not… Read More

Quote: Tinaja (pronounced "tin-AH-hah") is Spanish for "earthen jar" and in the Big Bend country it refers to potholes in slick-rock canyons that hold water. Ernst Tinaja is the largest one in the park, and is almost… Read More

Quote: The Grapevine Hills is yet another bizarre landscape that doesn't fit it with anything else around it. Just a few miles from the volcanic cliffs at Panther Junction, Grapevine Hills is a wonderland of round… Read More