Big Bend National Park Travel Guide
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Cradled in the warm, southwestern elbow of Texas, the 801,163 acres of Big Bend National Park hang suspended above the deserts of northern Mexico. From the craggy, forested Chisos Mountains rising up to almost 8,000 feet to the flat and stark plains of the Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend is one of the nation's most geographically diverse parks, with the kind of territory that inspired Hollywood's first western sets. Visitors can ride the rapids of the Rio Grande, trek through the classic, Old West landscape, and marvel at the moonscape that skirts Boquillas, Mexico.
Big Bend National Park Hotels
At the only hotel in the park, the Chisos Basin Mountain Lodge, visitors can select from a freestanding cabin or a hotel room, both within a pace or two...read more
Big Bend National Park Restaurants
One word can sum up the fare available in the park: casual. You can wear jeans and sneakers to the one park restaurant, which has American-style fare. Outside...read more
Things To Do in Big Bend National Park
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Travel Deals in Big Bend National Park
- Dallas Fares to/from Los Angeles (each way) Virgin America
- Dallas 4-Star Airport Hotel w/Breakfast, $50 Off The Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport
- Weekends at Dallas 4-Star Hotel incl. Parking Sheraton Dallas Hotel
- Car Rentals in Dallas CarRentals.com
Big Bend National Park Experiences
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Varied terrain: Visit gilded desert, a fabled river, bird-filled woods, and mountain spirals all in the same day.... Read more
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Ever since men first explored the prairies of Texas, the bluebonnet has been revered. American Indians wove folktales around this bright bluish-violet... Read more
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Because Big Bend contains habitats as diverse as spent volcanoes, slick-sided canyons, and the Rio Grande, it follows that species here are extremely... Read more
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During the Indian Wars of 1866 through 1892, the U.S. government enlisted vast numbers of black soldiers to serve in its cavalry. Those that... Read more
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Naturalist's Big Bend, by Roland H. Wauer and Carl M. Fleming, paints a picture of the park's diverse plants and animals.... Read more
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