big bend national park

Big Bend has beautiful sunsets and it's the best place to star gaze. Check out the natural hot tub and all of the hiking trails....awesome!

So worth it. Just drive out here and experience the real West Texas. Gorgeous views, great places to explore, helpful people. We can't say enough because it is so vast we barely scratched the surface in our 4 day trip. We are already planning our next trip

We have traveled for more years than I care to admit and on several continents, but we've never seen anything quite like the landscape and desert in Big Bend National Park. We learned that 3 mountain ranges run through this area, explaining why we were seeing different kinds of mountains within the same view (sharp and jagged, domed and rounded) as well as different colors. All of the staff we encountered were pleasant, helpful, and informative.Lots of things to do for all ages...long hikes, short hikes, views with no hiking, Rio Grande, history (old homesteads, etc), rowboat trip across the Rio Grande to a Mexican village (take your passports!) for a very good meal and real vanilla (!) to bring home.Yes, Big Bend National Park is a long way from anywhere, but it was well worth our visit. We were there only 4 full days, but we crammed a lot into them! We also met people who return every year. We highly recommend a visit.

Incredible! You can stay weeks hiking there! We did a big loop going to the south rim and back. Is possible to camp along the way, you just need a permit, what apparently was easier and cheaper. We did not because we didn't have a tent, only a camper van. Safe! Trails well kept. Would go back many times. No shower!!!!

Scenery & ease of numerous trails. Stayed in the park also two nights loved the terrain, the history any museums. Perfect weather to escape the cold of February.

Big Bend is beautiful. Fun place to hike, relax and enjoy the quiet. We had a stone cottage which is the only place we would stay

IF u are planning on making this trip, be sure u have a very reliable vehicle and plenty of food and water, its a 100 mile drive from the town of alpine tx to this park and we only passed like 5 houses and 2 cars on the road, its really out in the middle of nowhere, and when u get to the park its a 65 mile drive thru the park on the main road if u dont get off on any of the trails off the main road, worth seeing, but you can forget about getting help if something happened this far out, cell phones did not work out here, even driving thru the park itself is some of the most remote counrty i have ever seen.

I was worried about the safety of crossing into a Mexican border town. We talked to several rangers and volunteers in the park and was assured of its safety. We had zero problems. I felt completely safe the whole time. The people of the town of Boquillas were so welcoming and kind! Martin gave us a tour of the town, helped us buy some souvenirs and pointed out an AMAZING restaurant. I wish I would've noted the name of the restaurant because it was fabulous! Good prices, amazing hospitality and food. It is the restaurant directly behind the security building as you walk into the town. I don't think I have ever felt so welcomed in a place! I would most definitely recommend visiting and having some of the spectacular tamales.

Surrounded by beautiful vistas, temperature extremes from 80s to 20s in one day, calm days to hurricane force winds at night, lots of critters, lots of wildflowers, gorgeous clouds, and bluest skies ever seen! We enjoyed every minute of every day! We left the Park knowing that there's a greater hand in control of things than we are!

This National Park is a true treasure. It is Texas - at its best. We took the Sunset Limited (train) to Alpine and then travelled by car to the Park. The rangers and volunteers are so helpful and friendly; helping you identify the trails and sites that are not to be missed. The weather changed every day from heavy coats to shorts. The staff at the Park lodge (bar and restaurant) are so friendly and really great to chat with. We will be back.

Next to the Grand Canyon...the most beautiful and interesting National Park I have been to....just a must see!!

I'd heard the bluebonnets around the Big Bend National Park were over three feet tall, so I saw for myself. This was late-February. The views are amazing! Lots of hoodoos and fascinating rock shapes and the mountains go on and on! Bring lots of water and fill up your car before the drive. This trip was to make the loop from Alpine to Marfa to Presidio and Terlingua and back. Must return!

We went there in January and it was not cold.The parking is amazing. With prairies and mountains. Different colors everywhere.It was near empty and we could travel with easy. We stayed outside but Chisos Mountain Lodge looked nice. We did not spot any animals except roadrunners.

Was a wonderful visit to this park and I would highly recommend this park to anyone who visits there.

Make sure you drive this road! The views are terrific! But make sure you are in a high clearance vehicle with tires that are made for off road! I went down last year with stock tires on my Jeep Wrangler and blew a tire, this year I had off road tires and did well! (Spoke with others who blew tires on the road who also used tires not designed for off road) that's my 2 bits here!