Going to Big Bend National Park

What to do in Big Bend National Park

Big Bend may well be the most anonymous of the national parks in the Lower 48. If it's solitude you seek, you'll find it here. Besides serving up quiet in big, Texas-size portions, Big Bend boasts geologic wonders, unique wildlife, and plenty of room for hikers and campers to spread out.

The park, which earns its name for the sharp turn the Rio Grande takes in its midst, sprawls across an astounding 801,163 acres of arid plains and mountains in far-west Texas. The Indians thought this land was the Great Spirit's rock storage facility; the Spaniards called it "El Despoblado," or "the uninhabited land." However you see it, Big Bend is not soon forgotten: It's a place of mystery and timeless beauty.

Year-round, Big Bend is generally crowd-free; Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's are exceptions. Park officials also...

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