Chisos Mountain Lodge is a passable place to stay in Big Bend National Park if you have to be in the center of things and just aren’t interested in doing any camping. You’ll have a good restaurant within walking distance next door and mutliple trails begin in the immediate vicinity. Don’t expect luxury though. If you’re looking […]
Ward Spring Trail – Big Bend National Park
Ward Spring Trail is a modest uphill hike from the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive to the base of the Chisos Mountains. The spring itself was originally used as a water source for cattle on the Homer Wilson Ranch. As you hike the trail, you’ll see the old galvanized pipe along the trail that was used to move […]
Backcountry Camping – Old Maverick Road – Big Bend
Old Maverick Road is probably the best maintained dirt road in Big Bend National Park although the park does recommend a high clearance vehicle for it. The last time we went down the road, we saw a couple of lower clearance vehicles on it. Be very careful if you do take a lower clearance vehicle, there are […]
Backcountry Camping – Juniper Canyon Road – Big Bend
Juniper Canyon Road is a great spot for some backcountry camping in Big Bend National Park. The road traffic is very light due to it being remote and the road being so rough. Just make sure that you are in a high clearance vehicle with good all-terrain tires before heading out there.
Backcountry Camping – Pine Canyon Road – Big Bend
If you want to do some backcountry camping near the base of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park, but don’t want to deal with all of the traffic off of Glenn Spring Road, Pine Canyon Road or Juniper Canyon Road are good options. Pine Canyon Road is a much better quality road than […]
Review: The Gage Hotel – Marathon, Texas
You want to go to Big Bend National Park, but you have no interest in roughing it? The Gage Hotel is the best destination if you’re coming in from the North side. That is, if you don’t mind shelling out a little money. Neither the rooms nor the food are cheap. It is, in our opinion […]
Devil’s Den Trail – Big Bend National Park
The Trailhead for Devil’s Den Trail can either be the Trailhead for Dog Canyon Trail, or you can start it a little further South (as recommended in Hiking Big Bend National Park by Laurence Parent), which we won’t cover here as we started our hike at the Dog Canyon Trailhead (we did both areas in […]
Grapevine Hills Trail – Big Bend National Park
To get to Grapevine Hills Trail, take a left out of the parking lot of the park headquarters at Panther Junction. You’ll take a right onto Grapevine Hills Road (29.338323, -103.259339), which will be the first dirt road on the right, just after the turn-off to Chisos Basin. The trailhead is located about six and […]
Backcountry Camping: Grapevine Hills Road – Big Bend
If you’re looking for a good backcountry camping spot in Big Bend National Park, but still want to be near Chisos Basin and park headquarters at Panther Junction, Grapevine Hills Road is a good option. You can get to the turn-off to Grapevine Hills Road by taking a left out of Panther Junction and driving […]
Dog Canyon Trail – Big Bend National Park
To get to the Trailhead for Dog Canyon Trail, head South about 3.5 miles from the Persimmon Gap Visitor’s Center. Park in the pull-off on the left with the roadside exhibit (find it here on your GPS 29.622407, -103.142906). If you pass a bridge, you’ll know you’ve gone too far. Distance: 1.9 miles one way […]