Big Bend Ranch State Park - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
This remote park features rugged mountains, steep canyons, amazing views, unparalleled night skies, and solitude in a high desert setting. The park stretches along the Rio Grande in far west Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Big Bend Ranch State Park - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Trails provide the easiest access to many areas of Big Bend Ranch State Park. Our trails showcase nature, history and dramatic scenery, while capturing the spirit of this land. People of all ages, abilities and interests can find suitable trails.
Barton Warnock Visitor Center - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Deep in the Chihuahuan Desert lies a special place: Big Bend Ranch State Park. Learn about this unique environment at the park’s eastern entrance, Barton Warnock Visitor Center, before setting out on your desert adventure!
Big Bend Ranch State Park - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Sites are in the interior of the park. Up to 12 people are allowed per site. Make reservations for these sites on the Big Bend Ranch reservation page. Click "More" below to learn about camping here.
Big Bend Ranch State Park is located in the rugged terrain of the northern Chihuahuan Desert. The park receives less than 10 inches of rain per year, mostly occurring as monsoonal summer storms. During monsoon season, dry creek beds (arroyos) are prone to severe flash flooding.
skies make the Big Bend Ranch State Park one of the best wilderness experiences in Texas, and we do everything we can to keep it that way. We have campsites in the Bofecillos Highlands, the Solitario, the Cienega Mountains and along the Rio Grande.
Big Bend Ranch State Park - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Park History. Big Bend Ranch State Park is Texas’ largest state park, at over 300,000 acres. It extends along the Rio Grande from southeast of Presidio to near Lajitas, in both Brewster and Presidio counties. Just a stone’s throw from Mexico to the south, the park is in an area so remote and rugged that it has been called El Despoblado, or ...
Big Bend Ranch State Park - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Big Bend Ranch State Park is located in far west Texas in the high desert setting of the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Summers are hot, winters are mild, not much rain falls, and the scenery is magnificent.
Big Bend Ranch State Park - Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
The International Dark-Sky Association designated Big Bend Ranch State Park a gold tier Dark Sky Park in 2018. The best places places for stargazing are along River Road, at the West Contrabando Trailhead, Big Hill and the Hoodoos.
The Hoodoos Trail is located approximately 26 miles west of the Barton Warnock Visitor Center and 22 miles east of Fort Leaton State Historic Site on FM 170. The word hoodoo originated in Africa and referred to rock structures with strange animal shapes and embodied evil spirits.