Big Bend Guide

Plan Big Bend Better

Big Bend has a rare way of restoring perspective. In its desert silence, mountain light, and immense open space, people often find something they did not know they needed. This site is here to help you experience it well, with practical guidance, thoughtful photography, and deep respect for the park, its history, and the wildness that makes it worth protecting.

By Adam D. Brower

Site update: Big Bend Guide is being refreshed with new photos, cleaner navigation, and updated planning resources. Some older sections are still being improved.

 

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The Window

Lost Mine Trail

Hot Springs District

Santa Elena Canyon

The South Rim

Emory Peak

The Pinnacles

Grapevine Hills

Lower Burro Mesa Pour-Off

Upper Burro Mesa Pour-Off

Burro Spring

Ernst Tinaja

Mariscal Mine

Ward Spring

Mule Ears Spring

Pine Canyon

Hot Springs Loop

Laguna Meadows

Dog Canyon

Boquillas Canyon

Devil's Den

Marufa Vega

Boot Canyon

Chimneys Trail

An independent, non-commercial site created out of a personal passion for Big Bend National Park, promoting awareness of and respect for this fragile environment and its communities.

Leave no trace.

a view of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park during the golden hour

According to Indian legend, when the Great Creator made the Earth and had finished placing the stars in the sky, the birds in the air, and the fish in the sea, there was a large pile of rejected stony material left over. He threw this material into one heap and made the Big Bend.

Ross A. Maxwell

First Superintendent of Big Bend National Park