Big Bend National Park sits in a spot of far West Texas where ... then towards the Chisos Mountains and Mule Ears, a distinctive rock formation that resembles the ears of a mule.

Here, the concept of geologic time boggles the mind. According to the National Park Service and reinforced by Guides Drew Thate and Melissa Scott, the strata in Big Bend ranges from 500 ...

It must be a combination of the remoteness, the natural beauty as the light plays off the rocks in a different ... and ...

Big Bend National Park features broad expanses of Chihuahuan Desert shrubland and grassland interspersed with smaller areas of high-elevation woodland in the Chisos Mountains. Rugged rocks and deep ...

The Lost Mine Trail, located in Southwest Texas at the Big Bend National Park, was recently named as one of the top 25 different trails that AllTrails editors recommend people explore in 2025.

The National Park Service (NPS) will temporarily close select areas, including trail segments and campsites, in the Chisos Mountains to protect nesting falcons from Feb. 1 through May 31, according to ...

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.

Though these birds have recovered somewhat, they are still a protected species, which is why the NPS is closing parts of Big ...

Peregrine falcons are threatened in Texas and to protect them as they nest, Big Bend National Park is implementing temporary ...

The Window Trail, Big Bend National Park. Author Craig Martin has released a photo from each of his Top 10 Hikes of 2024. He has lived in New Mexico since 1987, exploring the state on ...