Big Bend National Park
Texas
🟢 🔴 hikes
$30
There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone. Here, at the end of the road, hundreds of bird species take refuge in a solitary mountain range surrounded by weather-beaten desert. Tenacious cactus bloom in sublime southwestern sun, and species diversity is the best in the country. This magical place is Big Bend...
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Entrance fees
$30.00 — Entrance - Private Vehicle
$15.00 — Entrance - Per Person
$200.00 — Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach
$30.00 — Entrance - Non-commercial Groups
$100.00 — Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus
$25.00 — Commercial Entrance - Sedan
$25.00 — Entrance - Motorcycle
Hours
Big Bend National Park is always open. You can enter and exit at any time of the day or night. Park entrances are open 24 hours daily, all year.
Conditions
Weather now: ☀️ Clear, 76°F
⛅ 97°/76°
☀️ 96°/71°
☀️ 94°/73°
Things to do
Backpacking Big Bend
Get a Big Bend Passport Stamp
Big Bend Junior Rangers
View the Night Sky
List of Hiking Trails in Big Bend
🟢 See the Rio Grande
Hike the Lost Mine Trail
Hike Into Santa Elena Canyon
Campgrounds
Visitor centers
Castolon Visitor Center
Chisos Basin Visitor Center
Panther Junction Visitor Center
Persimmon Gap Visitor Center
Rio Grande Village Visitor Center
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
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