Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor AdventureBig Bend Ranch State Park
Under $25Hike, bike, paddle the Rio Grande or drive rough desert roads in Texas' largest state park, an old ranch on the Mexican border next to Big Bend.
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Big Bend National Park
Hike desert, mountain and river canyon trails where the Rio Grande bends along the Mexican border.
Panther Junction Visitor Center, park headquarters · Terlingua, TX
About Big Bend National Park
Big Bend covers more than 800,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert where the Rio Grande forms the border with Mexico. The Chisos Mountains rise in the middle of the park, topped by Emory Peak at 7,832 feet, and the river cuts the Santa Elena, Mariscal and Boquillas canyons. Night skies here are very dark. Entrance fees are card only, and cell service is spotty across the park.
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