The Gage Hotel – Marathon, TX – Our favorite hotel in West Texas. Occasional live music and a great restaurant and bar. The Gage sits about forty miles North of the Persimmon Gap Entrance to the park. Lajitas Golf Resort and Spa – Lajitas, TX – Sprawling resort about fifteen miles out the West […]
Chisos Basin Campground – Big Bend National Park
Chisos Basin Campground is probably the most popular campground in Big Bend National Park, especially during the warmer times of the year, due to the higher elevation and cooler climate. That being said, it also typically fills up before Rio Grande Village and Cottonwood Campground. If possible, reserving a campsite prior to getting to the […]
Rio Grande Village Campground – Big Bend National Park
Rio Grande Village is the largest campground in Big Bend National Park, as well as the best suited campground for visitors bringing in their RVs. It’s not to be confused with Rio Grande Village RV Campground (see details on the RV Campground toward the end of this post) as the RV Campground is vendor operated […]
Cottonwood Campground – Big Bend National Park
Cottonwood Campground is the smallest of the improved campgrounds in Big Bend National Park. It’s located in the Southwest part of the park on Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, just past Castolon Visitor’s Center. Although there are a few shade trees at this campground, it can get boiling hot during the summer due to its low […]
DIY Camping Toilet – Don’t Dookie in the Bushes
A lot of people hate camping for one reason and one reason only. Pooping or peeing in the woods. A lot of women wont admit that’s the reason they hate the outdoors, but it is. They’ll tell you something like, “I’m just a city girl” or “ew bugs,” in reality they just hate having to lean over […]
Backcountry Camping – River Road West – Big Bend
River Road in Big Bend National Park is a 51 mile primitive road that runs along the Rio Grande River, from Castolon to just West of Rio Grande Village. During the hottest parts of the year, this area is probably best avoided, as it gets much hotter along the Rio Grande than the rest of […]
Big Bend National Park Hiking Trails
Big Bend National Park Hiking Trails. You can navigate hiking trails for Big Bend National Park either by using the map below, or selecting trails based on difficulty level below the map. Easy Trails Sam Nail Ranch Trail – 0.5 mile round-trip Chihuahuan Desert Nature Trail – 0.5 mile loop Boquillas Hot Springs – 0.6 mile round-trip […]
Madera Canyon Trail – Davis Mountains
The Madera Canyon Hiking trail is provided to the public, free of charge, by the Nature Conservancy, and not part of Davis Mountains State Park. Most people that pass through the Davis Mountains don’t even know this little gem exists, since it sits at one of the many roadside parks and there isn’t a sign […]
Backcountry Camping – River Road East – Big Bend
River Road in Big Bend National Park is a 51 mile primitive road that runs along the Rio Grande River, from Castolon to just West of Rio Grande Village. During the hottest parts of the year, this area is probably best avoided, as it gets much hotter along the Rio Grande than the rest of […]
Backcountry Camping – Highway 385 – Big Bend
Highway 385, between the Persimmon Gap Visitor’s Center and Park Headquarters at Panther Junction, offers two spots for backcountry camping. The views aren’t the best you’ll find in Big Bend, but they are both easily accessible with low clearance vehicles. The challenge with both sites is that the entrances aren’t marked on the highway, so […]