The Window Trail in Big Bend National Park is one of the most iconic trails in the entire park. This popular hike will take you all the way down to the pour-off for the “Window.” All the way down to the base of what everybody that stays in Chisos Basin spends countless hours snapping pictures of […]
Big Bend National Park Hiking Trails
Boquillas Canyon Trail – Big Bend National Park
Boquillas Canyon Trail is one of the more popular trails along the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park. It’s a short out-and-back trail that both kids and adults can enjoy. This hike is best done in the cooler parts of the year since it’s down by the Rio Grande, which can be one of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Croton Spring Trail – Big Bend National Park
While Croton Spring Trail isn’t the first trail that comes to mind when somebody asks for a trail recommendation in Big Bend, I still like it. If I’ve been driving around all day (that happens to me a lot in Big Bend) and want to get out and stretch my legs for a bit, it’s […]
Ernst Tinaja – Big Bend National Park
A tinaja is a depression left in bedrock that’s carved out by gravel and sand washing through from arroyos (seasonal streams). Be careful when you’re out there. Tinajas are a very important and fragile part of the desert ecosystem. Don’t leave anything but footprints behind. Ernst Tinaja is located just off of Old Ore Road […]