Big bend national park texas 0 5 0 5 10 miles north 10 kilometers. Big bend s busy season is generally november through april, and the park is often full to capacity during thanksgiving week, christmas holiday season, and spring break midmarch. Big bend resort and adventures offers two motelstyle accommodations and ample opportunities for park adventures on the western side of big bend. Take highway 385 south to marathon, texas and then south to the north entrance of big bend national park. Those graduates earned a total of 5 degrees and included 115 runningstart students who earned both an associate degree and their high school diplomas. The largest protected area of the chihuahuan desert, big bend national park is a. The trail is primarily used for nature trips, birding, and scenic driving and is accessible yearround. Best big bend national park hike, trail map national. The 5 best hotels in big bend national park for 2020 from c. Maps of the park online map about 260 k big bend national park.
The purpose of this map is to provide the national park service and the public with an updated digital geologic map of big bend national park bbnp. Plan your visit, and learn about the park with books, maps, and guides from the big bend natural history association. Big bend national park maps the complete list trek southwest. For safe travel get detailed maps at visitor centers. Big bend national park is an american national park located in west texas, bordering mexico.
Big bend national park is the highlight attraction of the entire region. It is at the same time an 1100 square mile playground and classroom. Big bend national park topo map, brewster county tx panther. Big bend national park map near big bend national park, texas. Trails illustrated big bend national park texas trails. Entrance fee stations have variable hours and seasons. The park was officially established on june 12, 1944, after the state of texas acquired the property and transferred it to the national park service. This is a regional map of big bend, showing driving directions and routes to big bend from the north. Terlingua ranch daniels ranch chisos basin chisos mountains lodge 3750ft 1143m 2848ft 868m park headquarters cottonwood. Map of big bend national park hotels and attractions on a. Those looking for big bend national park lodges to the north can enjoy a western experience at the historic gage hotel in marathon, about 90 minutes north of big bend. Trails are identified by a number, corresponding to the description on the trail listings page. Big bend national park maps usa maps of big bend national. Big bend s vast areas provide excellent opportunities for solitude, wilderness, and adventure.
Here is the new, revised official big bend national park map from the 2015 national park brochure. Fullcolor, shaded relief park map showing all campgrounds, backcountry road sites, trails, and. Do not use this map for backcountry hiking or trip planning. Big bend topo i have added some more data and digital elevation data dem to the map. In the 1880s ranches sprang up and operated until the mid part of the 20th century. Jun 22, 2016 named for the large, lazy turn in the rio grande river, big bend national park defies expectations with lush flood plains, treecovered mountains rising to almost 8,000 feet, narrow canyons, kaleidoscopic badlands, everchanging sand dunes, and incredibly varied and plentiful wildlife. Much of the land that was ranched privately is now in either big bend national park, or big bend ranch state park. The latitude and longitude coordinates of big bend national park are 29. Map of big bend national park hotels and attractions on. Jun 03, 2011 explore the best hike in big bend national park on our trail map, from the editors of national geographic.
Big bend national park c h i m n e y s t r a i l m o u n t a i p o u t e r d ods tr ail pi n e c a n y o n trail j u n i p e r c a n y o n t a il t e l e p h o n e c a n y o n ail s t r a w h o u s t r a i l r i v er road w e s t r i v e. Big bend national park has offered beauty, excitement and recreational challenge to visitors for more than 80 years. Big bend national park is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Insiders guide to big bend national park rootsrated. Map of big bend national park and travel information about big bend national park brought to you by lonely planet. Geologic map of big bend national park, texas usgs. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of chihuahuan desert topography and ecology in the united states. If youre looking for a big bend map, youve come to the right place. Map of big bend national park, texas, showing all trails and access roads. The geologic map report of maxwell and others 1967 provides a fully comprehensive account of the important volcanic, structural, geomorphological, and paleontological features that define bbnp. The 800,000acre national park contains three basic habitats. You can download usgs topos that are printable on standard 8.
Visit the fossil discovery exhibit to learn more about the geology of big bend and see some of the. On june 20, 1935, congress authorized the creation of a big bend national park. Big bend national park map big bend national park texas. Abilene boasts a central location just 150 miles west of the dallasfort worth metroplex and is home to 120,000 friendly people. Pdf format maps of big bend national park from the national park service. Big bend national park is displayed on the panther junction usgs quad topo map. Detail maps of the chisos basin and rio grande village developed areas, showing the location of. Big bend national park university of texas at austin. Big bend topo a detailed 24k topographic map for garmin gps.
In the 1890s, silver was found in nearby northern mexico, and shortly thereafter, cinnabar was found throughout the big bend. Big bend national park entrance station entrance station h i m n e y s o u t e r l m u n t a i n lo o p a d ds n s m o k y dorgan house c r e e k t r a i l boquillas del carmen tr ail l e p h o n e a c a n y o n canyon croton peak t a i l santa elena canyon trail boquillas canyon trail ore terminal trail lost mine tr ail j u n i p e r c n y o. Central texas visit abilene, the defining city of west texas, where the frontier spirit is still applied to discovery, development and creativity. The rio grande and its tributaries run through southwest texas big bend national park, one of the most remote national parks. Maps membership dvdsvideoscds posters maps photographyart activities in big bend n. The 5 best hotels in big bend national park for 2020 from. Depicts primary highways near big bend 200 kb jpeg chisos basin and rio grande village developed area map. Chisos basin and rio grande village developed area map. The park protects more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75. Black gap wildlife management area national park maps. Click the image to view a full size jpg 100 kb or download the pdf 200 kb this is the previous big bend map from the official brochure, showing roads, trails, and campsites, and points of interest. The full park map is also available as a highquality art poster print from the npmaps big bend store. Jun 09, 2008 big bend national park map near big bend national park, texas.
Big bend national park in texas is larger than joshua tree or yosemite, boasting more than 800,000 acres, but it gets only a fraction of the visitors those celebrity parks snagfewer than. Anyone who is interested in visiting big bend national park can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Oct 31, 2016 big bend national park in texas is larger than joshua tree or yosemite, boasting more than 800,000 acres, but it gets only a fraction of the visitors those celebrity parks snagfewer than. Official park map from the brochure 700 kb jpeg big bend area map depicts primary highways near big bend 200 kb jpeg chisos basin and rio grande village developed area map. Big bend ranch state park proud sponsor of texas parks and wildlife programs texas state parks store tshirts, caps and oneofakind gift items are available at the texas state parks store located in our park headquarters building. Check out our interactive map featuring lodging, activities and points of interest in and around the park.
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