The Castolon Historic District is a place to explore some of the human history at Big Bend National Park in Texas. It’s located along the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive and provides great views of Santa Elena Canyon.
The Tuff Canyon Trail is located at Big Bend National Park in Texas. It takes hikers through a canyon carved out of soft volcanic tuff, or compressed ash.
The Lower Burro Mesa Pouroff Trail leads hikers to a pouroff that’s dry most of the year. The trail is located at Big Bend National Park in Texas.
The Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive is a 30-mile paved road through Big Bend National Park in Texas. It leads to some of the most important natural and historic features of the park. This entry covers some of the overlooks and historic features along the road.
Terlingua is a ghost town in the Big Bend region of Texas. It makes a great base for visiting Big Bend National Park and the surrounding area.
The Chisos Basin is an area within Big Bend National Park in Texas. It features a visitor center as well as both a campground and the only lodge at the park.
Big Bend National Park is one of the largest and most remote parks in the United States. It’s located in West Texas and shares about 118 miles of borderlands with Mexico. It was named after a large bend in the Rio Grande and is the largest protected area of the Chihuahuan Desert in the country.
Lajitas is a small unincorporated community nestled between Big Bend Ranch State Park and Big Bend National Park in Texas. Its name translates to “little flat rocks” in Spanish.
We didn’t originally plan to visit Big Bend Ranch State Park, but were impressed by the scenery as we drove through on our way to Big Bend National Park.
Marfa was a fun town to visit. Although our time there was short, we really enjoyed the quirkiness mixed in with the history. I’d love to go back and spend more time there.