A short day hike down to the historic Boquillas Hot Spring on the banks of the Rio Grande. If you’ve spent the day, or a few days, hiking in the rugged Big Bend Region, the perfect way to soothe your sore muscles and feet is a soak in the 105 degree Hot Springs along this trail. It […]
Big Bend National Park Hiking Trails
Tuff Canyon Trail – Big Bend National Park
Tuff Canyon (not to be confused with tough) in Big Bend National Park is an easy day hike down into the bottom of a canyon consisting primarily of a soft rock made out of volcanic tuff (volcanic ash). This canyon has been carved by thousands of years of rainfall, falling high in the Chisos Mountains to the […]
Homer Wilson Blue Creek Ranch – Big Bend National Park
The Homer Wilson Blue Creek Ranch Trail is a short hike off of Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive in Big Bend National Park down to a small ranch house in the Blue Creek Valley. The small ranch house that you’ll find here wasn’t the main house for the Homer Wilson Ranch, but only a secondary house for […]
The Dorgan-Sublett Trail – Big Bend National Park
The Dorgan-Sublett Trail is one of the newest trails in Big Bend National Park, being turned into an official trail in 2008. The National Parks Service had to turn this area into an official trail since the ruins of the old ranch could be seen by passersby on Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive. People would see the ruins, […]
Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail – Big Bend National Park
The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail in Big Bend National Park isn’t the most exciting trail you’ll hike while you’re there, but its probably the best first trail for you to take when you get to the park. Especially if you’re not that familiar with the Chihuahuan Desert. This short trail starts out at Dugout Wells, a […]
Sam Nail Ranch Trail – Big Bend National Park
The Sam Nail Ranch Trail in Big Bend National Park is one of the easier trails in the entire park for visitors to hike. If you’re a history buff or a bird watcher, this is a good stop for you. Unfortunately, for the history buffs, the park doesn’t provide much information for you, so we’ve […]
Santa Elena Canyon Trail – Big Bend National Park
Santa Elena Canyon is one of the most iconic spots in Big Bend National Park. Unfortunately, this means that Santa Elena Canyon Trail is also one of the busiest trails in the entire park. If you want to hike this trail when there isn’t a crowd of people around, my recommendation is to get to […]
Upper Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail – Big Bend National Park
Upper Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail in Big Bend National Park is rated as a moderate trail on our site primarily due to some rock scrabbling that can require the use of your hands to help stabilize yourself. You’ll also have to be careful to follow the rock cairns because the trail can be difficult to make […]
Burro Spring Trail – Big Bend National Park
Burro Spring Trail is a lightly traveled trail, just down the road from Burro Mesa Pour-off, that ends at a cliff overlooking the lush green area around Burro Spring. The book Hiking Big Bend shows the trail as a loop around the hill, but on my trip I just couldn’t see a safe path down to the […]
Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail – Big Bend National Park
Burro Mesa Pour-off Trail is a great beginner’s or introductory trail for visitors to Big Bend National Park. It’s a nice short, mostly level, trail that ends in a small canyon with an enormous dry (most of the year) pour-off. You can also easily get to the trailhead in virtually any vehicle. To get to […]