Guide to Visiting Big Bend National Park

If you look at a map of Texas, the very left point is El Paso. From there, let your eyes wander southeast. You see that dip in the Texas border along the Rio Grande? That dip is called the Big Bend. And within this area, you’ll find one of the largest, most remote national parks in the continental U.S.

Big Bend National Park is bigger than Rhode Island and the only national park that contains an entire mountain range, the Chisos Mountains. The skies are dark, the roads to the park are long, and there are very few amenities in the actual park. Majestic Big Bend National Park is fabulous for hiking, scenic car rides, and the Fossil Discovery Exhibit — but, you’ll want to plan a day or two in the surrounding area, including Big Bend Ranch State Park, for experiences like horseback riding and river floating. 

“There’s a lot here to see and to unpack on any visit. Every American should come to Big Bend at least once in their life because it’s really unlike anywhere…