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Big Bend National Park

Big Bend

Challenging Texas

Invasive Tree Removal Along the Rio Grande

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas – Big Bend National Park will cut down and apply herbicide to invasive...

Jan 27, 2026
A park entrance beside a road, with sparse shrubs in the foreground and rugged mountains rising in the distance under a wide, open sky.

Critical Water Shortage in Chisos Basin, Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park, Texas—On December 23, 2025, the water pumps at Oak Spring failed completely....

Jan 3, 2026
Park entrance sign with the words, Big Bend National Park, Mountains and desert hills in the background.

Tourism to Big Bend National Park contributes $56.8 million to local economy

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas – A new National Park Service report shows that in 2024, 561 thousand ...

Sep 30, 2025
Park entrance sign with the words, Big Bend National Park, Mountains and desert hills in the background.
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Overview

Big Bend National Park is located in Texas and welcomes millions of visitors each year.

View of Casa Grande

Chisos Basin Campground

Sites available

RestroomsWater
$16 Reserve
Campers enjoying Cottonwood Campground

Cottonwood Campground

Sites available

Water
$16 Reserve
Rio Grande Village Campground

Rio Grande Village Campground

Sites available

RestroomsShowersWater
$16 Reserve
Rio Grande Village RV sites

Rio Grande Village RV

Sites available

RestroomsShowersWater
$36 Reserve
Backpacker in the Chisos Mountains
Backcountry Camping

Backpacking Big Bend

Big Bend National Park is a backpacker's paradise. For those who come prepared, there are hundreds o...

Winter, SpringReservation Required
Park visitor stamping their NPS Passport book
Bookstore and Park Store

Get a Big Bend Passport Stamp

Are you a "Passport to Your National Parks" cancellation collector? Big Bend National Park has a can...

Child with a blooming pitaya cactus
Junior Ranger Program

Big Bend Junior Rangers

Big Bend National Park invites young visitors to become official Junior Rangers.

Winter, Spring
The Milky Way galaxy streaks across the sky.
Astronomy

View the Night Sky

Far away from most city lights, Big Bend National Park preserves pristine darkness. Take this chance...

Winter, Spring
Mule Ears Trail
Hiking

List of Hiking Trails in Big Bend

Hiking trails

Hot Springs Trail
Hiking

See the Rio Grande

The Rio Grande is accessible from a number of places in Big Bend National Park, and a variety of hik...

Winter, Spring
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Adobe Structure with flat roof, Alvino House

Alvino House

Castolon

The Alvino house is the oldest intact adobe structure in Big Bend National Park, and represents the everyday life of the...

A wayside exhibit and viewing platform overlook the interior of Tuff Canyon.

Anatomy of a Canyon Exhibit

Geology

A short walk along the rim of Tuff Canyon takes you to three viewing platforms, as well as an exhibit panel that explain...

A metal sign stands at the edge of a rocky hill with a view of limestone mountains in the distance.

Ancient Oceans Exhibit

Geology

An exhibit talking about the ancient marine life that created the limestone mountains found in the eastern part of Big B...

A wayside panel mounted on a stonework base with views of jagged mountains in the background

Animal Highways Exhibit

Nocturnal

Although the dry wash is still now, after sundown you may hear rustlings, growls, and cries. Arroyos are animal highways...

A metal sign dominates a colorful landscape of clay hills in a low valley, with mountains behind.

Badlands Exhibit

Geology

This exhibit describes the erosive forces needed to create the colorful clay hills that dominate the landscape on the we...

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