Big Bend National Park
Park at the big bend of the Rio Grande, on the border with Mexico, featuring the Chihuahuan Desert, the Chisos Mountains, hot springs and more than 160 km of river.
Texas · the United States
In the destination Big Bend (Alpine; Terlingua; Marfa).
In the photo: Ruins of Terlingua, Texas
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The city
Former mercury-mining village, now with ruined stone houses, a historic cemetery and restaurants, next to the entrances of Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. It’s the closest base to Santa Elena Canyon.
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The local experience
Park at the big bend of the Rio Grande, on the border with Mexico, featuring the Chihuahuan Desert, the Chisos Mountains, hot springs and more than 160 km of river.
Canyon of the Rio Grande in the western part of Big Bend National Park, with limestone cliffs about 450 meters high, one side in the United States and the other in Mexico.
Largest state park in Texas, west of the national park, with the River Road, a scenic road along the Rio Grande, canyons and desert trails.